TY - BOOK AU - Schlosser,Ralf W. TI - The efficacy of augmentative and alternative communication SN - 0126256675 (acidfree paper) AV - RC429 .S35 2003 U1 - 616.855 03 SCH 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Amsterdam, Boston PB - Academic Press KW - People with disabilities KW - Means of communication N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 // UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/els031/2003100307.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/els031/2003100307.html ER -