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A Demonstration of Incorporating Discriminative Stimuli into an AAC Device during Functional Communication Training
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Shannon M. Angley; Daniel R. Mitteer; Brian D. Greer; Omar M. Elwasli; Wayne W. Fisher – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Functional communication training (FCT) is an effective intervention for teaching communication responses and reducing challenging behavior. One limitation of FCT is that frequent reinforcement may be impractical or impossible in many situations. Recently, Mitteer et al. published a tutorial in the journal "AAC" that provided video…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Skills, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Modification
Advances in AAC Intervention: Some Contributions Related to Applied Behavior Analysis
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Reichle, Joe; O'Neill, Robert E.; Johnston, Susan S. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
This article extends Dr. Bob Remington's call for collaborations between those supporting behavioral approaches and those supporting more natural developmental approaches to beginning communication intervention. This article expands areas previously discussed by Dr. Remington. Topics that are addressed include pivotal behaviors that may facilitate…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Modification, Intervention
Coaching Paraeducators to Implement Functional Communication Training Involving Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Walker, Virginia L.; Carpenter, Megan E.; Lyon, Kristin J.; Garcia, Michelle; Johnson, Holly – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
Paraeducators play an important role in assisting teachers and other professionals to support students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including delivering positive behavioral supports to those students who engage in persistent challenging behavior. The purpose of this multiple baseline design across participants study was to support…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Coaching (Performance), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Students with Disabilities