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ERIC Number: EJ542845
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
Communication Intervention with Persons Who Have Severe Disabilities.
Reichle, Joe
Journal of Special Education, v31 n1 p110-34 Spr 1997
Summarizes progress made in meeting the communication needs of individuals with severe disabilities. Evidence is presented that supports best practices in the selection of: communicative functions, communicative modes and symbols, and instructional formats. The importance of social motivations for behavior and use of advances in augmentative communication modes are stressed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Communication, Intervention, Prosocial Behavior, Severe Disabilities, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Functional Communication
Note: Special Issue: "Research in Severe Disabilities." For reactions of Respondents, see EC 616 583.