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Teachers’ and Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perceptions about a Tangible Symbols Intervention: Efficacy, Generalization, and Recommendations
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2011)
  • Susan M Bruce, Boston College
  • Hunter College, Hunter College
  • Paul Cascella, San Jose State University
Abstract

Twenty-nine special education teachers (n = 21) and speech-language pathologists (n = 8) were interviewed about a tangible symbols intervention conducted with 51 children (3–21 years) with multiple disabilities and visual impairment. The intervention, which took place over a 7-month period, addressed the use of tangible symbols in the context of a structured protocol for implementing the daily schedule. These educators reported that students learned the meaning of symbols, exhibited improved behavior, and learned part or all of the daily routine, among other benefits. Supports and barriers to student learning (later coded as student characteristics or intervention characteristics) were discussed. Interviewees suggested improvements to the intervention and for generalization to the home setting, including labeling in the family’s first language. Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/07434618.2011.610354

Keywords
  • Tangible symbols,
  • Multiple disabilities,
  • visual impairment,
  • generalization,
  • communication intervention
Publication Date
September, 2011
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Citation Information
Susan M Bruce, Hunter College and Paul Cascella. "Teachers’ and Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perceptions about a Tangible Symbols Intervention: Efficacy, Generalization, and Recommendations" Augmentative and Alternative Communication Vol. 27 Iss. 3 (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/paul_cascella/2/