Group-item and directed scanning: Examining preschoolers' accuracy and efficiency in two augmentative communication symbol selection methods

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 311-320

  White, Aubrey Randall ^a   Carney, Edward ^a   Reichle, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); Scanning; Selection techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249279392     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2010/09-0017)     Document Type: Article

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