ERIC Number: EJ762928
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Publication Date: 2006
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A Review of Evidence on Practices for Teaching Young Children to Use Assistive Technology Devices
Campbell, Philippa H.; Milbourne, Suzanne; Dugan, Lauren M.; Wilcox, M. Jeanne
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v26 n1 p3-13 Spr 2006
Published articles about assistive technology (AT) from 1980 through 2004 were reviewed to identify those that focused on infants and young children. A total of 104 articles about AT with infants and toddlers were identified, and of these, 23 reported practices for teaching switch activation (12), computer use (6), power mobility skills (4), or augmentative and alternative communication (1). A majority of the subjects were children with physical or multiple disabilities. Studies used group, single-subject, and case study reports. Only one study used random assignment to conditions. Across all devices, the primary teaching strategy was opportunity to access and use the device, either independently or with teacher or peer facilitation. For the most part, children learned to use the targeted device and gained competence in device use through practice.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Multiple Disabilities, Infants, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Toddlers, Physical Disabilities, Case Studies, Special Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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