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Now Available: AAC technologies for young children with complex communication needs: State of the science and future directions — Publication

2012-01-16 by David McNaughton

The goals of this paper are two-fold: (a) to summarize the research related to AAC systems for young children, and (b) to define priorities for future research to improve AAC technologies and enhance outcomes for children with complex communication needs.

Now Available: A Comparison of Using Iconic Encoding In AAC Systems With and Without Iconic Prediction — Publication

2012-01-09 by David McNaughton

Results of this comparison study indicated that the children in the iconic prediction group did not perform more accurately than the children who did not have prediction available. There was some evidence, however, that using iconic prediction may help to facilitate generalization of use of iconic encoding to novel vocabulary.

Improving literacy outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and limited speech – Webcast

2012-01-05 by David McNaughton

This free webcast provides information on effective instructional procedures to teach literacy skills to individuals with ASD and limited speech. The webcast includes both detailed instructional procedures, as well as case examples (including videoclips) of reading and writing instruction with children and adolescents with ASD.The webcast provides information on how to teach key literacy skills, including phonological awareness skills, […]