Early Sentence Productions Of 5-Year-Old Children Who Use Augmentative And Alternative Communication

Keywords

augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); intervention; language; preschoolers; semantic-syntactic categories; syntax

Abstract

Four 5-year-old children with receptive language within normal limits and who required augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) received instruction in producing six different semantic-syntactic structures (three treatment and three generalization targets). Participants accessed single-meaning graphic symbols using an AAC app on an iPad to create their messages. A single-case, multiple probe across targets design was used to assess the progress of each participant, and supplementary measures including self-corrections and error types were analyzed. Three participants mastered all six targets during baseline, with a fourth mastering four of six targets in baseline. In contrast to prior reports, findings from the current study indicate that some young children who require AAC can learn to produce rule-based messages using single-meaning graphic symbols rapidly and with minimal instruction. Careful attention to participant characteristics and task demands are required in future research to further refine approaches to teaching young participants to produce rule-based graphic symbol messages.

Publication Date

5-1-2017

Publication Title

Communication Disorders Quarterly

Volume

38

Issue

3

Number of Pages

131-142

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1525740116655804

Socpus ID

85019206970 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85019206970

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