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ERIC Number: EJ466987
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1042-9859
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
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Augmentative Alternative Communication; Choice Behavior; Requests