Communicative Competence for Individuals Who Use AAC : From Research to Effective Practice

by Light, Janice C., Ph.D.; Beukelman, David, Ph.D.; Reichle, Joe, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781557666390
• ISBN10: 1557666393
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co

Summary

Relevant for children and adults at all stages of communication development, this upper-level text is a must-have for SLPs, educators, and rehabilitation professionals who work with AAC users. The book presents current research and theory and guides readers through four skill areas important to the development of communicative competence: Linguistic competence. Learn about issues such as the impact of AAC on an individual's natural speech production, the development and use of picture-based communication systems, and the relationship between spoken language and the "language" of AAC systems. Operational competence. Consider issues related to technical operation of AAC systems, including motor development and control, cognitive factors like awareness and memory, and sensory-perceptual development. Social competence. Explore factors such as the effect of developmental disabilities on social communication, challenges to developing social connections, and the ability

Table of Contents

Series Preface	vii
Editorial Advisory Board	viii
Volume Preface	ix
About the Editors	xv
About the Contributors	xvii
Acknowledgments	xxiii
I Definition of Communicative Competence
1 Shattering the silence: Development of Communicative Competence by Individuals Who Use AAC
Janice E Light	3	(38)
II Linguistic Competence
2 AAC and Natural Speech in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Katherine C. Hustad and Kathy L. Shapley	41	(22)
3 Toward Linguistic Competence: Language Experiences and Knowledge of Children with Extremely Limited Speech
Susan Blockberger and Ann Sutton	63	(44)
4 Representational Competence
Beth Mineo Mollica	107	(40)
5 Augmented Input: Enhancing Communication Development
MaryAnn Romski and Rose A. Sevcik	147	(16)
6 Asymmetry in Input and Output for Individuals Who Use AAC
Martine M. Smith and Nicola Clare Grove	163	(36)
III Operational Competence
7 Supporting Competent Motor Control of AAC Systems
Futta Treviranus and Vera Roberts	199	(42)
8 Cognitive Skills and AAC
Charity Rowland and Philip D. Schweigert	241	(36)
9 Visual Issues and Access to AAC
Tracy M. Kovach and Patricia Bothwell Kenyon	277	(46)
IV Social Competence
10 Pragmatic Development in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Who Use AAC
Teresa A. Iacono	323	(38)
11 Finding a Place in the "Social Circle of Life": The Development of Sociorelational Competence by Individuals Who Use AAC
Janice C. Light, Kara B. Arnold, and Elizabeth A. Clark	361	(40)
V Strategic Competence
12 "Playing the Game": Strategic Competence in AAC
Pat Mirenda and Karen D. Bopp	401	(40)
VI Interventions to Build Communicative Competence
13 Intervention Strategies for Communication: Using Aided Augmentative Communication Systems
Joe Reichle, Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker, Nancy C. Brady, and Nancy Terry	441	(38)
14 Outcomes Measurement in AAC
Ralf W. Schlosser	479	(36)
Index	515