Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ374957
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Publication Date: 1988
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The Effects of Computerized Symbol Processor Instruction on the Communication Skills of Nonspeaking Students.
Osguthorpe, Russell T.; Li Chang, Linda
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), v4 n1 p23-34 Mar 1988
A computerized symbol processor system using an Apple IIe computer and a Power Pad graphics tablet was tested with 22 nonspeaking, multiply disabled students. The students were taught to express themselves independently in writing, and they did significantly better than control students on measures of language comprehension and symbol recognition. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Computer Graphics, Computer Peripherals, Data Processing, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language, Information Processing, Input Output Devices, Language Skills, Microcomputers, Multiple Disabilities, Pattern Recognition, Pictorial Stimuli, Symbolic Learning, Teaching Methods
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Language: English
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