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Best wishes to the PSU 2017 Master Student Graduates!

2017-05-16 by David McNaughton

2017 MS Graduates

It is with great joy that we celebrate graduation with the incredible scholars of the Class of 2017!

Filed Under: Graduate Student Research, News Tagged With: Children's Communicative Competence, Masters students

The effect of seated positioning on access to AAC — Presentation

2017-04-05 by David McNaughton

Hannah Young & Lauramarie Pope

Results of this study offer empirical evidence regarding the importance of considering seated positioning when determining access methods for adolescents with CP, underscoring the importance of a multidisciplinary team in the provision of AAC services for individuals with significant speech and motor impairments.

Filed Under: Children, Faculty Research, Graduate Student Research, News, Presentations Tagged With: Children's Communicative Competence, improving access, mentored research experiences, RERC on AAC

Effects of JIT Intervention with adolescent with ASD — Presentation

2017-04-05 by David McNaughton

MS student, Clark Knudtson

This 2017 PSHA Poster presentation reviewed the impact of an AAC app featuring VSDs with JIT programming on the frequency of turns and engagement of an adolescent with ASD.

Filed Under: Autism, Children, Faculty Research, Graduate Student Research, News, Presentations Tagged With: ASD, Children's Communicative Competence, JIT, mentored research experience

PSU AAC Community presentations at PSHA 2017!

2017-03-28 by David McNaughton

PSHA 2017 Convention Logo

Penn State faculty and students are excited to be at the PSHA 2017 conference, “Serve, Lead, Inspire”! We’ll see you soon!

Filed Under: Children, Faculty Research, Graduate Student Research, News, Presentations Tagged With: AAC, Children's Communicative Competence, just-in-time, Leadership Project, literacy, mentored research experiences, news, RERC on AAC, VSDs

How prompting procedure impacts multisymbol message production in children with ASD who use AAC — Publication

2017-01-10 by David McNaughton

Child

“The results of the current study provide new and needed evidence of an intervention option for teaching language and communication to children with ASD who require AAC to meet their daily communication needs. “

Filed Under: Autism, Children, Faculty Research, Graduate Student Research, News Tagged With: AAC, autism spectrum disorders, Children's Communicative Competence, mentored research experience

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