Warm congratulations to the Penn State Masters students who completed their graduate research papers in AAC.
AAC for School-age Children with Intellectual Disabilities: Strategies for Long-Term Intervention — Webinar
Participants of this Intermediate-level Webinar learn preferred practices for symbol and vocabulary selection, goal-setting, and intervention strategies.
AAC for School-age Children with Intellectual Disabilities: Basic Strategies for Immediate Results — Webcast
This program introduces viewers to basic AAC strategies for immediate application with school-age children with significant intellectual disabilities.
Effects of AAC interventions on communication and language for young children with complex communication needs – Publication
Drager, K., Light, J., & McNaughton, D. (2011). Effects of AAC interventions on communication and language for young children with complex communication needs. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 3, 303-310. (full text) Children with complex communication needs (CCN) who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) are at considerable risk in many aspects of their development: […]
Facilitating children's ability to distinguish symbols for emotions – Publication
Rapid search was facilitated by a spatial organization cue, but not by the addition of background color. Further examination of the situations in which color cues may be useful is warranted.
