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Direct linkJohnston, Susan S.; Blue, Cheri W.; Stegenga, Sondra M. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
Despite the potential positive impact of augmentative and alternative communication, the literature suggests that many individuals with disabilities experience barriers in developing communication skills and access to appropriate supports. Parents can provide valuable insight into the barriers and facilitators experienced by their children with…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Barriers, Genetic Disorders, Developmental Delays
Jessica G. Caron; Salena Babb; Hannah Stokes; Christine Holyfield; Nicole Romano – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: Collaborative teaming has been found to be one of the most critical components in maximizing student outcomes in individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). This study aimed to understand roles, barriers, and facilitators of related service providers when working on and collaborating in literacy instruction with…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Literacy Education, Partnerships in Education
Camryn Terblanche; Michelle Pascoe; Michal Harty – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2025
Communication partners are instrumental in the successful use and implementation of augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC), especially in schools, but stakeholder views from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not well represented in the literature. Focus group interviews with seven professionals and three caregivers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Barriers, Technology Uses in Education
Emily D. Quinn; Kim Kurin; Kristi L. Atkins; Alexandria Cook – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: The goal of this study was to identify promising implementation strategies that may increase teachers' and speech-language pathologists' (SLPs) adoption of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) during routine classroom activities. Method: A grounded theory approach was used to collect and code online, semi-structured interviews…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Early Childhood Education, Special Education Teachers, Allied Health Personnel
Thistle, Jennifer J.; Thiessen, Amber; Hart, Jeffery – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Graduate programs have made strides to improve augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) learning opportunities for pre-service speech-language pathologists (SLPs). In addition, a number of continuing education opportunities are available to practicing SLPs; however, many still report feeling underprepared to serve clients with AAC needs.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Allied Health Occupations Education
Walker, Virginia L.; Chung, Yun-Ching – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: Although there is a strong evidence base supporting the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in school settings, the research-to-practice gap in this area remains a concern. Few studies have examined how AAC systems are implemented in school settings and whether these systems adequately promote communicative competence…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Elementary School Students, Special Education Teachers, Speech Language Pathology
Lorang, Emily; Maltman, Nell; Venker, Courtney; Eith, Alyson; Sterling, Audra – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
This survey study examined augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) practices reported by early intervention speech-language pathologists (SLPs) across the United States (N = 376). The study examined (a) types of AAC that SLPs reported using (i.e., sign language, photographs, pictures, symbols, talking switches, and iPad apps or dedicated…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Early Intervention
Rebecca Archer Anwar; Juliet E. Hart Barnett – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2024
"Augmentative and alternative communication" (AAC) refers to a wide variety of communication devices, systems, tools, and strategies that support or replace spoken language. Augmentative and alternative communication users represent a range of ages, abilities, and communication needs. Support for AAC often begins in the public school…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Speech Language Pathology
Hanson, Elizabeth K.; Fager, Susan K. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2017
Communication supports for people with motor speech disorders can include strategies and technologies to supplement natural speech efforts, resolve communication breakdowns, and replace natural speech when necessary to enhance participation in all communicative contexts. This article emphasizes communication supports that can enhance…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Speech Impairments, Intervention, Speech Language Pathology
Rombouts, Ellen; Maes, Bea; Zink, Inge – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Research findings suggest that direct support staff use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) inconsistently. Various staff-related factors have been identified, and researchers agree that these factors somehow interrelate. Therefore, we approached AAC use as a behavioural process and examined the synergy between…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Behavior, Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology
Smith, Martine M. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2015
Adolescence is a unique developmental period, spanning the gulf between childhood and adulthood. For adolescents who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), the major physical, cognitive, linguistic, social, and emotional changes associated with adolescence may have significant implications for their use of AAC. These challenges are…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Calculator, Stephen N. – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2009
This paper examines the role of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in fostering the successful inclusion of students with the most severe disabilities in general education. Best practices in AAC are identified and multiple examples of their implementation are presented. Particular emphasis is placed on the need to integrate AAC into…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, General Education, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Mainstreaming
