Prediction and selection of vocabulary for two leisure activities

By: Dark, Leigha.
Contributor(s): Balandin, Susan.
Series: Augmentative and Alternative Communication 23 (4) 2007: 288-299.Publisher: 2007Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | COMMUNICATION DISORDERS | COMMUNICATION | VOCABULARY | LEISURESummary: Notes that people who use augmentative or alternative communication need access to a relevant, socially valid vocabulary if they are to communicate successfully in a variety of contexts. Describes a study where the ability of one speech pathologist, nine leisure support workers and six people with cerebral palsy to accurately predict context-specific vocabulary was explored. Presents the findings and suggests ways in which a better result might be achieved.
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Notes that people who use augmentative or alternative communication need access to a relevant, socially valid vocabulary if they are to communicate successfully in a variety of contexts. Describes a study where the ability of one speech pathologist, nine leisure support workers and six people with cerebral palsy to accurately predict context-specific vocabulary was explored. Presents the findings and suggests ways in which a better result might be achieved.

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