Schlosser, Ralf W. <br/><br/>
The efficacy of augmentative and alternative communication / 
Subtitle on cover:  Toward evidence-based practice 
Ralf W. Schlosser. 
 - Amsterdam ;  Boston :  Academic Press,  c2003. 
 - xxiv, 627 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Augmentative and alternative communication perspectives series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contributors // Introduction // Efficacy and outcomes measurement in augmentative and alternative communication // Validity // Formulating research questions // On the subject of subject selection in AAC // Single subject experimental design // Group design // Longitudinal designs // Determining the treatment integrity of AAC Interventions // Determining the social validity of AAC Intervention // Synthesizing efficacy research in AAC // Toward evidence based practice in AAC // Presymbolic communication intervention // Strategies for beginning communicators // 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 // Index //  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0126256675 (acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003100307 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>People with disabilities--Means of communication.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC429  / .S35 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.855 03 SCH