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AACademics: November 2020

November 14, 2020 NWACS
AACademics AAC Research Summary: Identification and Expression of Themes Depicted in Visual Scene and Grid Displays by Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury by Thiessen, Brown, & Brewer (2019)

AACademics AAC Research Summary: Identification and Expression of Themes Depicted in Visual Scene and Grid Displays by Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury by Thiessen, Brown, & Brewer (2019)

AACademics: NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners.

Julia summarizes a research article that looked at the difference between grid displays and visual scene displays for adults with Traumatic Brain Injury.

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AACademics: September 2020

September 23, 2020 NWACS
AACademics AAC Research Summary: Social Media and Internet Use Patterns by Adolescents With Complex Communication Needs by Bosse, Renner, & Wilkens (2020)

AACademics AAC Research Summary: Social Media and Internet Use Patterns by Adolescents With Complex Communication Needs by Bosse, Renner, & Wilkens (2020)

AACademics: NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners.

Julia summarizes a research article that looked at the use of social media for a group of adolescents with complex communication needs.

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AACademics: July 2020

July 20, 2020 NWACS
AACademics AAC Research Summary: Using AAC video visual scene displays to increase participation and communication within a volunteer activity for adolescents with complex communication needs by Babb, McMaughton, Light, Caron, Wydner, & Jung (20…

AACademics AAC Research Summary: Using AAC video visual scene displays to increase participation and communication within a volunteer activity for adolescents with complex communication needs by Babb, McMaughton, Light, Caron, Wydner, & Jung (2020)

AACademics: NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners.

Julia summarizes a research article that looked at the effectiveness of using video VSDs to increase independence in completing volunteer activities, as well as using appropriate communication with a variety of communication partners.

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AACademics: May 2020

May 27, 2020 NWACS
AACademics AAC Research Summary: The Effect of Symbol Background Color on the Speed of Locating Targets by Adults Without Disabilities: Implications for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Display Design by Thistle, J. (2019)

AACademics AAC Research Summary: The Effect of Symbol Background Color on the Speed of Locating Targets by Adults Without Disabilities: Implications for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Display Design by Thistle, J. (2019)

AACademics: NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners.

Julia summarizes an article that looked at the effects of arranging word types by background colors as it relates to the modeling on AAC systems by communication partners.

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AACademics: April 2020

April 6, 2020 NWACS
AACademics AAC Research Summary: Effects of Parent Instruction on the Symbolic Communication of Children Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication During Storybook Reading by Kent-Walsh, Binger, & Hasham (2010)

AACademics AAC Research Summary: Effects of Parent Instruction on the Symbolic Communication of Children Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication During Storybook Reading by Kent-Walsh, Binger, & Hasham (2010)

AACademics: NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners.

This month Julia summarizes an article that looked at the effects of teaching communication partners to support early language and communication skills in children who use AAC during storybook reading activities.

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AACademics: February 2020

February 12, 2020 NWACS
AACademics AAC Research Summary: The Relationship Between Operational Competency, Buy-In, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication Use in School-Age Children With Autism by Decarlo, Bean, and Cargill (2019)

AACademics AAC Research Summary: The Relationship Between Operational Competency, Buy-In, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication Use in School-Age Children With Autism by Decarlo, Bean, and Cargill (2019)

AACademics: NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners.

In this summary, Julia summarizes an article that looked at two areas that may impact the use of a communication system: Parent and Teacher Operational Competency with the AAC System and Parent and Teacher AAC Buy-In.

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AACademics: December 2019

December 15, 2019 NWACS
AACademics AAC Research Summary: Comparative Effects of High-Tech Visual Scene Displays and Low-Tech Isolated Picture Symbols on Engagement From Students With Multiple Disabilities by Holyfield, Brooks, and Schluterman (2019)

AACademics AAC Research Summary: Comparative Effects of High-Tech Visual Scene Displays and Low-Tech Isolated Picture Symbols on Engagement From Students With Multiple Disabilities by Holyfield, Brooks, and Schluterman (2019)

AACademics: NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners. 

In this summary, Julia takes a look at research comparing the level of engagement for early communicators between two very different methods of AAC.

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AACademics: October 2019

October 10, 2019 NWACS
AACademics AAC Research Summary: Using AAC Models, Recasts, and Contrastive Targets to Teach Grammatical Morphemes to Children Who Use AAC by Binger, Maguire-Marshall, and Kent-Walsh (2011)

AACademics AAC Research Summary: Using AAC Models, Recasts, and Contrastive Targets to Teach Grammatical Morphemes to Children Who Use AAC by Binger, Maguire-Marshall, and Kent-Walsh (2011)

AACademics: Each month, NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners. 

Julia reaches back in time again this month to summarize a study that looks at teaching grammatical morphemes to AAC users using aided AAC models, recasts, and contrastive targets.

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AACademics: August 2019

August 26, 2019 NWACS
AACademics AAC Research Summary: Teaching Partner-Focused Questions to Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication to Enhance Their Communicative Competence by Light, Binger, Agate, and Ramsay (1999)

AACademics AAC Research Summary: Teaching Partner-Focused Questions to Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication to Enhance Their Communicative Competence by Light, Binger, Agate, and Ramsay (1999)

AACademics: Each month, NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners. 

This month Julia summarizes a study that looks at teaching AAC users to ask partner-focused questions and measuring the effect on how other’s view their Communicative Competence.

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AACademics: July 2019

July 24, 2019 NWACS
AACademics AAC Research Summary: Teaching Children Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication to Ask Inverted Yes/No Questions by Kent-Walsh, Binger, and Buchanan (2015)

AACademics AAC Research Summary: Teaching Children Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication to Ask Inverted Yes/No Questions by Kent-Walsh, Binger, and Buchanan (2015)

AACademics: Each month, NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners. 

This month Julia summarizes an article that looks at the effects of a direct intervention using AAC models and contrastive targets to target asking inverted yes/no questions.

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