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Abstract
Studies addressing the cognitive processes of writing (i.e., planning, translating, reviewing, monitoring) as applied to individuals with complex communication needs were reviewed. Studies meeting inclusion criteria were identified through searching multiple electronic databases and summarized according to participants, cognitive process(es) addressed, tasks and measures, and principal findings. Twenty-five studies were identified in peer-reviewed journals, 12 of them descriptive studies of spelling abilities in augmentative communication, five addressing spelling intervention, and eight addressing other writing processes. Implications for intervention and future research are discussed.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Dr Karen Erickson and Eric Sanders, M.S. CCC-SLP, for their comments on an earlier version of this manuscript. Portions of this manuscript were presented at the 13th biennial meeting of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Montreal, Canada, 2–7 August 2008.
Notes
1 The AlphaSmart is a portable word processor available from the Renaissance Learning Company. See http://www.renlearn.com
2 The DynaMyte is a speech-generating device by Dynavox Mayer-Johnson. See http://www.dynavoxtech.com/Products/default.aspx
Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.