Literacy interventions for students with physical and developmental disabilities who use aided AAC devices: A systematic review

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-240

  Machalicek, Wendy ^a   Sanford, Amanda ^b   Lang, Russell ^c   Rispoli, Mandy ^d   Molfenter, Nancy ^a   Mbeseha, Margaret K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Developmental disabilities; Intellectual disabilities; Literacy; Physical disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958068210     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-009-9175-3     Document Type: Review

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