Augmentative & alternative communication supporting children & adults with complex communication needs
Augmentative and alternative communication
by David R. Beukelman, Pat Mirenda.
- 3rd ed.
- Baltimore Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co. c2005
- xv, 634 p. ill. 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 547-610) and index.
Augmentative and alternative communication processes -- Message management: vocabulary, small talk, and storytelling -- Symbols and rate enhancement -- Alternative access -- Team building for AAC assessment and intervention -- Principles of assessment -- Assessment of specific capabilities -- Principles of decision making, intervention, and evaluation -- AAC issues for people with developmental disabilities -- AAC strategies for beginning communicators: opportunity and nonsymbolic interventions -- AAC strategies for beginning communicators: symbolic approaches -- Language learning and development -- Literacy development of children who use AAC / with Janet Sturm -- Educational inclusion of students who use AAC -- Adults with acquired physical disabilities / with Laura J. Ball -- Adults with severe aphasia / Kathryn L. Garrett and Joanne P. Lasker -- Adults with degenerative cognitive/linguistic disorders / with Elizabeth K. Hanson -- Individuals with traumatic brain injury / with Susan Fager -- AAC in intensive and acute medical settings.
1557666849 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2005011941
GBA552681 bnb
People with disabilities--Means of communication. Communication Aids for Disabled. Communication Disorders--rehabilitation. Communication devices for people with disabilities.