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AACademics AAC Research Summary: Dynamic Assessment for 3- and 4-Year-Old Children Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Evaluating Expressive Syntax by Binger, Kent-Walsh, and King (2017)
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.
The topic for this month’s summary is dynamic assessment.
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Rethinking Motivation and AAC Learner Engagement
NWACS Contributor Kylee shares some takeaways from a podcast she listened to regarding motivation and how it relates to our AAC learners.
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AACademics AAC Research Summary: The impact of augmentative and alternative communication intervention on speech production of individuals with developmental disabilities: A research review by Diane C. Millar, Janice C. Light, and Ralf W. Schlosser (2006)
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.
The topic for this month’s summary is the effect of AAC interventions on speech production.
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Takeaway: The Five Key Components to LAMP
NWACS Contributor Kylee shares information she learned at a recent LAMP training.
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AACademics AAC Research Summary: Consistent Symbol Location Affects Motor Learning in Preschoolers Without Disabilities: Implications for Designing Augmentative and Alternative Communication Displays by Jennifer J. Thistle, Stephanie A. Holmes, Madeline M. Horn, and Alyson M. Reum (2018)
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.
The topic for this month’s summary is motor learning and AAC!
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Retrieved on December 9, 2018 from: https://internationalcommunicationproject.com/
December 10, 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Getting Started With Complex AAC Users
NWACS Contributor Margaret shares her first steps when getting started with students who have complex motor skills, complex communication needs, and are medically fragile.
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AAC and Self-Advocacy
NWACS Board Member Casey shares information about why self-advocacy skills are a priority for all of her clients.
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New Discoveries: AAC Resources to Explore
Highlighted Resource: Talking With Tech AAC podcast
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AACademics AAC Research Summary: Effects of Interventions That Include Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication Input on the Communication of Individuals With Complex Communication Needs: A Meta-Analysis by Tara O’Neill, Janice Light, and Lauramarie Pope (2018)
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.
The topic for this month’s summary is modeling!
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