Augmentative & alternative communication : supporting children & adults with complex communication needs / by David R. Beukelman, Pat Mirenda.
Material type: TextPublication details: Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2005.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xv, 634 p. : ill. ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781557666840 (hbk.) :
- 1557666849 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Augmentative and alternative communication
- 616.85503 22
- RC423 .B477 2005
- 2005 K-998
- WL 340.2
Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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4 Week Loan | St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny | St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny | Letterkenny University Hospital Library | RC423.B48 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | B04200 |
Formerly CIP. Uk
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.
This textbook presents a life-span approach to improving the lives of children and adults who have severe communication disorders due to autism, traumatic brain injury, intellectual disabilities, or sensory impairments.
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