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Effects of background color and symbol arrangement cues on construction of multi-symbol messages by young children without disabilities: implications for aided AAC design

Jennifer J. ThistleDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI, USA; ;Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Krista WilkinsonDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USAView further author information
Pages 160-169 | Received 13 Mar 2017, Accepted 26 May 2017, Published online: 15 Jun 2017

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Kerstin M. Tönsing & Shakila Dada. (2023) Learning graphic symbols in two languages: Effects of monolingual teaching. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 25:2, pages 281-291.
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Kerstin M. Tönsing, Jessica Bartram, Refilwe E. Morwane & Annalu Waller. (2022) Designing electronic graphic symbol-based AAC systems: a scoping review. Part 1: system description. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 0:0, pages 1-13.
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Jennifer J. Thistle & Krista M. Wilkinson. (2021) Speech-Language pathologists’ decisions when designing an aided AAC display for a compilation case study of a beginning communicator. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 16:8, pages 871-879.
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Ann Sutton, Natacha Trudeau, Jill P. Morford & Martine M. Smith. (2021) Expressive and receptive use of speech and graphic symbols by typically developing children: What skills contribute to performance on structured sentence-level tasks?. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 23:2, pages 155-167.
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Elena Dukhovny & Jennifer J. Thistle. (2019) An exploration of motor learning concepts relevant to use of speech-generating devices. Assistive Technology 31:3, pages 126-132.
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Janice Light, Krista M. Wilkinson, Amber Thiessen, David R. Beukelman & Susan Koch Fager. (2019) Designing effective AAC displays for individuals with developmental or acquired disabilities: State of the science and future research directions. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 35:1, pages 42-55.
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Maxine Perrin, Manon Robillard & Annie Roy-Charland. (2017) Observing eye movements and the influence of cognition during a symbol search task: a comparison across three age groups. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 33:4, pages 249-259.
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Cathy Binger, Nancy Harrington & Jennifer Kent-Walsh. (2023) Applying a Developmental Model to Preliterate Aided Language Learning. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, pages 1-18.
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Dawn J. Sowers & Krista M. Wilkinson. (2023) Demands Associated With an Augmentative and Alternative Communication System in Relation to Alternative Forms of Access for Individuals With Motor Impairments. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 32:1, pages 37-54.
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Tiantian Sun, Ryan Bowles, Sarah N. Douglas & Joshua Plavnick. (2023) Response Time of Young Children With Complex Communication Needs Following a Communication Opportunity. Exceptional Children, pages 001440292211465.
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Krista M. Wilkinson, Rick Gilmore & Yiming Qian. (2022) Judicious Arrangement of Symbols on a Simulated Augmentative and Alternative Communication Display Optimizes Visual Attention by Individuals With Down Syndrome. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 65:2, pages 710-726.
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Kevin M. Pitt & John W. McCarthy. (2021) What's in a Photograph? The Perspectives of Composition Experts on Factors Impacting Visual Scene Display Complexity for Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Strategies for Improving Visual Communication. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 30:5, pages 2080-2097.
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Jennifer J. Thistle. (2019) The Effect of Symbol Background Color on the Speed of Locating Targets by Adults Without Disabilities: Implications for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Display Design. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups 4:6, pages 1482-1488.
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Martine M. Smith. (2019) Innovations for Supporting Communication: Opportunities and Challenges for People with Complex Communication Needs. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica 71:4, pages 156-167.
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Jennifer J. Thistle, Stephanie A. Holmes, Madeline M. Horn & Alyson M. Reum. (2018) Consistent Symbol Location Affects Motor Learning in Preschoolers Without Disabilities: Implications for Designing Augmentative and Alternative Communication Displays. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 27:3, pages 1010-1017.
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