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Peer reviewedMechling, Linda C.; Gast, David L. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1997
This study of four students (ages 10-13) with mental retardation evaluated a combination audio/visual self-prompting system with an electronic, augmentative communication device that uses picture overlays and recorded speech to increase independent task completion. Results indicated a substantial difference in performance when the self-prompting…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Communications, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
