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AACademics AAC Research Summary: Effects of Communication Partner Instruction on the Communication of Individuals using AAC: A Meta-Analysis by Kent-Walsh, Murza, Malani, & Binger (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 a meta-analysis looking at the very important topic of the training communication partners to interact effectively with complex communicators.
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New Discoveries: APT: AAC Planning Tool
National Assistive Technology Awareness Day 2019
March 27, 2019 is National Assistive Technology Awareness Day
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AACademics AAC Research Summary: The Influence of Information and Role Playing Experiences on Children’s Attitudes Toward Peers Who Use AAC by Beck and Fritz-Verticcho (2003)
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’s article explores the influence of being provided information about communicating with an AAC user, as well as role-playing being nonspeaking, on peer to peer interactions between AAC users and non-AAC users.
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2019 Youth Leadership Forum
The 19th Annual Youth Leadership Forum - applications due May 30, 2019
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AAC & Symbol Selection
NWACS Contributor Margaret shares how her school district AAC Task Force selected a symbol set for standardizing core word communication boards district-wide.
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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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