Perceptions of Communication Style and Influences on Intervention Practices for Young Children with AAC Needs

References

• Basil, C. (1992). Social interaction and learned helplessness in severely disabled children. AAC Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 8, 188–199.
   Google Scholar
• Beukelman, D.R., Mirenda, P. (2005). Augmentative and alternative communication: Supporting children and adults with complex communication needs. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc.
   Google Scholar
• Binger, C., Light, J. (2006). Demographics of preschoolers who require AAC. Language Speech Hearing Services in the Schools, 37, 200–208.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bloom, L., Lahey, M. (1978). Language development and language disorders. New York, NY: Wiley Publishers.
   Google Scholar
• Bondy, A. S., Frost, L. A. (1994). The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). Focus on Autistic Behavior, 9, 1–19.
   Google Scholar
• Bruner, J. (1981). The social context of language acquisition. Language and Communication, 1, 155–178.
   Google Scholar
• Buzolich, M.J., King, S.K., Baroody, S.M. (1991). Acquisition of the commenting function among system users. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 7, 88–100.
   Google Scholar
• Cress, C.J. (2002). Expanding children’s early augmented behaviors to support symbolic development. In: J. Reichle, D.R. Beukelman, & J. Light (Eds.), Exemplary practices for beginning communicators: Implications for AAC. (pp. 219–272). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
   Google Scholar
• Dempsey, L., Skarakis-Doyle, E. (2010). Developmental language impairment through the lens of the ICF: An integrated account of children’s functioning. Journal of Communication Disorders, 43, 424–437.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dillman, D.A., Smyth, J.D., Christian, L.M. (2009). Internet, mail, and mixed-mode surveys: The tailored design method (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
   Google Scholar
• Fallon, K., Light, J., Kramer Page, T. (2001). Enhancing vocabulary selection for preschoolers who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 10, 84–94.
   Google Scholar
• Fey, M. (1986). Language Intervention with Young Children. Allyn and Bacon.
   Google Scholar
• Girolametto, L. (1997). Development of a parent report measure for profiling the conversational skills of preschool children. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 6, 25–33.
   Google Scholar
• Hunt, P., Doering, K., Maier, J., Mintz, E. (2009). Strategies to support the development of positive social relationships and friendships for students who use AAC. In G. Soto & C. Zangari (Eds.), Practically speaking: Language, literacy, & academic development for students with AAC needs (pp. 247–264). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
   Google Scholar
• Johnson, J.E., Christie, J.F., Wardle, F. (2005). Play, development, and early education. Boston: Pearson Education.
   Google Scholar
• Light, J. (1988). Interaction involving individuals using augmentative and alternative communication systems: State of the art and future directions. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 4, 66–82.
   Google Scholar
• Light, J. (1997a). “Communication is the essence of human life”: Reflections on communicative competence. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 13, 61–70.
   Google Scholar
• Light, J. (1997b). “Let’s go star fishing”: Reflections on the contexts of language learning for children who use aided AAC. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 13, 158–171.
   Google Scholar
• Light, J., Arnold, K.B., Clark, E.A. (2003). Finding a place in the “social circle of life”. In: J. Light, D. Beukelman, & J. Reichle (Eds.), Communicative competence for individuals who use AAC: From research to effective practice (pp. 36–397). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc.
   Google Scholar
• Light, J., Binger, C. (1998). Building communicative competence with individuals who use augmentative and alternative ommunication. Baltimore, MD: Paul H Brookes.
   Google Scholar
• Light, J., Binger, C., Agate, T., Ramsay, K. (1999). Teaching partner-focused questions to individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication to enhance their communicative competence. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 42, 241–255.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Light, J. C., Parsons, A.R. Drager, K. (2002). “There’s more to life than cookies”: Developing interactions for social closeness with beginning communicators who use AAC. In: J. Reichle, D.R. Beukelman & J.C. Light (Eds.), Exemplary practices for beginning communicators: Implications for AAC. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
   Google Scholar
• McCarthy, J., Light, J. (2005). Attitudes towards individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication: Research review. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 21, 41–55.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nelson, N.W. (1993). Childhood language disorders in context: Infancy through adolescence. New York: Merrill.
   Google Scholar