The Efficacy of Augmentative and Alternative Communication / Ralf W. Schlosser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schlosser, Ralf W., author.

Series:

Augmentative and Alternative Communications Perspectives ; 1.

Language and Linguistics - Book Archive 2000-2006.

Augmentative and Alternative Communications Perspectives ; 1

Language and Linguistics - Book Archive 2000-2006

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication devices for people with disabilities.

Evidence-based medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (653 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides readers with essential tools for appraising evidence and outlining steps for planning and implementing better efficacy research. It aims to help researchers and practitioners develop the necessary skills for moving the augmentative and alternative communication field toward evidence-based practice. The Efficacy of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Toward Evidence-Based Practice is a crucial addition to anyone's bookshelf who is involved in the AAC enterprise, including speech-language pathologists, special educators, physical therapists, occupational therapists, students in professional programs, individuals using AAC, their families, and applied researchers. It provides solutions to avoid common pitfalls of prominent research designs for evaluating efficacy and discusses how to formulate research questions and deal with issues of participant selection. It suggests how to plan and evaluate the integrity and social validity of interventions.

Contents:

Introduction

Efficacy and Outcomes Measurement in Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Validity: The Foundation of Evaluating the Efficacy of Interventions

Formulating Research Questions

On the Subject of Selection in AAC

Single-Subject Experimental Designs

Group Designs

Longitudinal Designs

Determining the Treatment Integrity of AAC Interventions

Determining the Social Validity of AAC Interventions

Synthesizing Efficacy Research in AAC

Toward Evidence-Based Practice in AAC

Presymbolic Communication Intervention

Selecting Graphic Symbols for an Initial Request Lexicon

Effects of AAC on Natural Speech Development

Application of Current Literacy Theory, Efficacy Research, and Clinical Practice to AAC Users

Efficacy of AAC Intervention in Individuals with Chronic Severe Aphasia

Roles of Speech Output in AAC

Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting Generalization and Maintenance

Comparative Efficacy Studies Using Single-Subject Experimental Designs

Epilogue.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610626236

9781280626234

1280626232

9780080505138

0080505139

9780585492261

0585492263

OCLC:

1024256232

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9780585492261 DOI