Exploring the elements of narrative that emerge in the interactions between an 8-year-old child who uses an AAC device and her teacher

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 231-241

  Soto, Gloria ^a   Hartmann, Elizabeth ^b   Wilkins, David P ^c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

AAC; Interaction; Narrative

Indexed keywords

SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH PROCESSING; TEACHING;

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; NARRATIVE ASSESSMENT PROFILE; NARRATIVE DISCOURSE DIMENSIONS;

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR NONVOCAL PERSONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOOK; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; READING; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; BOOKS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMPREHENSION; FACULTY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NARRATION; READING; STUDENTS;

EID: 37849186389     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434610500431777     Document Type: Article

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