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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

AAC Switch Scanning: Balancing task and technology demands — Presentation

2017-04-07 by David McNaughton

This 2017 PSHA poster presentation illustrated a PSU Advanced AAC Technical Seminar class project applying the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model of explicit teaching to increase access to the academic curriculum with a student who communicates and writes via single-switch scanning.

Filed Under: Faculty Research, Graduate Student Research, News Tagged With: alternative access, Masters students, service delivery

Effects of AAC app on single-word reading of preschoolers with ASD — Presentation

2017-04-05 by David McNaughton

Maggie Lamb & Kelsey Mandak

This poster session at PSHA 2017 described an investigation of the effects of dynamically displaying text within graphics-based AAC software to support the transition from graphic symbols to single-word reading.

Filed Under: Autism, Children, Faculty Research, Graduate Student Research, News Tagged With: Leadership Project, literacy, Masters students, mentored research experience, RERC on AAC

"Sassy Sisters: Advocacy, Activism, and Self Determination" — Presentation

2016-12-15 by David McNaughton

Megan and Brenna Hoorn

PSU Master’s student Megan Hoorn and her sister, Brenna, were co-presenters as a part of the 2016 “Connecting the Dots” conference dedicated to Advocacy and Activism.

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

Colloquium presents: "AAC & Sexuality"

2016-12-15 by David McNaughton

Megan Hoorn

Colloquium is a weekly opportunity for the Penn State AAC community to discuss a broad range of topics including research updates, clinical case profiles, and areas of special interest.

Filed Under: Adults, Graduate Student Research, News, Presentations Tagged With: adults, Masters students, mentored research experience, sexuality

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