Dr. Clark shares a plain language summary of a research article. Her lab recently did a systematic review. They looked at research on reading comprehension in minimally and nonspeaking autistic children.
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Read moreAACademics: November 2020
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.
Read moreAACademics: September 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.
Read moreAACademics: July 2020
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.
Read moreAACademics: May 2020
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.
Read moreAACademics: April 2020
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.
Read moreAACademics: February 2020
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.
Read moreTop 5 AAC-Inspired Resolutions for 2020!
Top 5 AAC-Inspired Resolutions for 2020!
Happy New Year! 🎉 As we step into the new year (and decade), NWACS President Tanna asks us to consider adding some AAC flare to our new year’s resolutions for 2020, and offers five ideas to jumpstart our thinking.
Read moreAACademics: December 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.
Read moreAACademics: October 2019
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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