| Description |
xix, 312 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / David R. Beukelman -- 1. Introduction -- 2. General Instructional Procedures for Building Communicative Competence -- 3. How to Teach an Introduction Strategy -- 4. Examples of Teaching an Introduction Strategy -- 5. Increasing Turn Taking -- 6. Examples of Increasing Turn Taking -- 7. Partner-Focused Questions -- 8. Examples of Teaching Partner-Focused Questions -- 9. How to Adapt the Program to Teach Other Skills -- 10. How to Troubleshoot to Ensure Effective Instruction |
| Summary |
For speech-language pathologists, teachers, families, and other professionals who help AAC users create more interactive, fulfilling lives, this is an indispensable guide |
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Quick and easy to use, this strategic resource offers goal-setting, teaching, and coaching methods for professionals and communication partners of people who depend on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. This step-by-step plan offers helpful guidelines for building three specific skills to enhance communicative competence: use of an introduction strategy, nonobligatory turn taking, and asking partner-focused questions. The flexible skill-building model can then be applied to teach a countless number of other skills. Professionals and facilitators will find troubleshooting guidelines, techniques for adapting the instructional model to teach new skills, and helpful forms for judging progress. Case examples illustrate how this carefully designed and tested instructional program improves the communication skills of children, adolescents, and adults - at any stage of communicative development |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-303) and index |
| Subject |
Communication devices for people with disabilities.
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Communicative competence -- Study and teaching.
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Communicative disorders -- Treatment.
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Communication Disorders -- rehabilitation.
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Communication Aids for Disabled.
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Teaching.
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Communication Disorders -- therapy.
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| Author |
Binger, Cathy.
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| LC no. |
97033599 |
| ISBN |
1557663246 |
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