Teaching Specific Requests: A Comparative Analysis on Skill Acquisition and Preference Using Two Augmentative and Alternative Communication Aids.

Soto, Gloria; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ466987

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Teaching Specific Requests: A Comparative Analysis on Skill Acquisition and Preference Using Two Augmentative and Alternative Communication Aids.

Soto, Gloria; And Others

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v28 n2 p169-78 Jun 1993

A young man with severe to profound retardation was taught to use two different augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) aids. Although the participant learned to correctly request with both AAC devices, he later showed a strong preference for one device over the other. The value of multimodality and consideration of client preferences is stressed. (DB)

Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Case Studies, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Interpersonal Communication, Participative Decision Making, Personal Autonomy, Severe Mental Retardation, Skill Development, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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