Title

Using Dynamic Assessment to Evaluate the Expressive Syntax of Children who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Authors

Authors

M. R. King; C. Binger;J. Kent-Walsh

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Augment. Altern. Commun.

Keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); Dynamic assessment; (DA); Graduated prompting; Grammar; Syntax; MULTISYMBOL MESSAGE PRODUCTIONS; PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN; YOUNG-CHILDREN; DEVELOPMENTAL-DISABILITIES; AAC; INTERVENTION; CONSTRUCTION; UTTERANCES; SEQUENCES; VALIDITY; Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology; Rehabilitation

Abstract

The developmental readiness of four 5-year-old children to produce basic sentences using graphic symbols on an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device during a dynamic assessment (DA) task was examined. Additionally, the ability of the DA task to predict performance on a subsequent experimental task was evaluated. A graduated prompting framework was used during DA. Measures included amount of support required to produce the targets, modifiability (change in participant performance) within a DA session, and predictive validity of DA. Participants accurately produced target structures with varying amounts of support. Modifiability within DA sessions was evident for some participants, and partial support was provided for the measures of predictive validity. These initial results indicate that DA may be a viable way to measure young children's developmental readiness to learn how to sequence simple, rule-based messages via aided AAC.

Journal Title

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volume

31

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

1

Last Page

14

WOS Identifier

WOS:000349838800001

ISSN

0743-4618

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