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Supporting Children’s Communication of Choices During Inpatient Rehabilitation (Gormley, McNaughton, & Light, 2023)

2025-05-27 by David McNaughton

Gormley, J., McNaughton, D., & Light, J. (2023). Supporting children’s communication of choices during inpatient rehabilitation: Effects of a mobile training for health care providers. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2), 545–564. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00200 FREE on PubMed BackgroundChildren with complex medical and communication needs often experience extensive or frequent hospital stays and rely on augmentative and […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: AAC, children, research

Designing evidence-based AAC systems for young children to enhance language & communication development — Presentation

2016-11-16 by David McNaughton

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This ASHA 2016 session shared results from many research studies to improve the design of AAC apps to increase appeal, reduce learning demands, and support language, literacy, and communication.

Filed Under: Children, Faculty Research, Language and Communication, News Tagged With: ASHA2016, children, RERC on AAC, visual scene display

Supporting the language development of children wCCN: Just-in-Time programming of AAC apps — Presentation

2016-11-16 by David McNaughton

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Children who use AAC apps often do not have the vocabulary that they require within their daily interactions. At this ASHA 2016 presentation, the results of four research studies designed to investigate just-in-time (JIT) programming of vocabulary during interactions suggested directions to better support the language development of children with CCN.

Filed Under: Children, Faculty Research, Language and Communication, News Tagged With: "just-in-time" programming, ASHA2016, children

Communication Takes Care: Heartfelt wishes to Dr. Nimisha Muttiah

2016-05-18 by David McNaughton

So much has happened since last May, and it ultimately comes to this: We are honored to acknowledge the incredible achievements of Dr. Nimisha Muttiah.

Filed Under: Children, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: AAC, autism spectrum disorders, children, Doctoral students, Global issues, research, service delivery, visual scene display

Recognition of Beth Breakstone's work!

2016-03-10 by David McNaughton

The PSU AAC community is dedicated to enhancing communication and improving the overall quality of life for individuals who have complex communication needs and their families.

Filed Under: Children, Graduate Student Research, News, Presentations Tagged With: AAC, beginning communicators, children, Doctoral students, Leadership Project, parents

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