Augmentative and alternative communication and literacy teams: Facing the challenges, forging ahead

Seminars in Speech and Language

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-119

  Fallon, Karen A ^a   Katz, Lauren A ^b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Literacy; Personnel preparation; Professional development; Schools; Speech language pathologists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEARNING STYLE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; READING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; TEACHER; TEAMWORK; WRITING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; READING; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; WRITING;

EID: 56749106104     PISSN: 07340478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1079125     Document Type: Article

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