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Publication Date: 2006
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Is Awesome Really Awesome? How the Inclusion of Informal Terms on an AAC Device Influences Children's Attitudes toward Peers Who Use AAC
Beck, Ann R.; Bock, Stacey; Thompson, James R.; Bowman, Linda; Robbins, Stacey
Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v27 n1 p56-69 Jan-Feb 2006
Two videotapes were created of a child communicating with a voice output augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device. In one the child communicated using formal English only and in the other the child communicated using formal English and age appropriate informal terms. Children in grades 4 and 5 viewed either the formal English only or the formal and informal English videotape. After viewing the videotape, children completed a measure of self-reported attitudes toward children who use AAC. Results indicated effects for gender and for the gender by grade interaction. These results are discussed along with clinical implications.
Descriptors: Grade 4, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Grade 5, Gender Differences, Assistive Technology, Student Attitudes, Inclusive Schools, Peer Relationship, Disabilities, Jargon, Language Usage
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 4; Grade 5
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Language: English
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