Title Augmentative and alternative communication : supporting children and adults with complex communication needs / by David R. Beukelman, Pat Mirenda.

Publication Information

Baltimore ; London : Paul H. Brookes, c2005.

Location	Item Type	Call No.	Status
Main Stock	Book - 21-Day	616.85503 BEU	AVAILABLE

Edition	3rd ed
Description	xv,634p. : ill. ; 26cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Contents: Augmentative and alternative communication processes -- Message management: vocabulary, small talk, and storytelling -- Symbols and rate enhancement -- Alternative access -- Team building for AAC assessment and intervention -- Principles of assessment -- Assessment of specific capabilities -- Principles of decision making, intervention, and evaluation -- AAC issues for people with developmental disabilities -- AAC strategies for beginning communicators: opportunity and nonsymbolic interventions -- AAC strategies for beginning communicators: symbolic approaches -- Language learning and development -- Literacy development of children who use AAC / with Janet Sturm -- Educational inclusion of students who use AAC -- Adults with acquired physical disabilities / with Laura J. Ball -- Adults with severe aphasia / Kathryn L. Garrett and Joanne P. Lasker -- Adults with degenerative cognitive/linguistic disorders / with Elizabeth K. Hanson -- Individuals with traumatic brain injury / with Susan Fager -- AAC in intensive and acute medical settings
Subject	People with disabilities -- Means of communication.
	Communication devices for people with disabilities.
Added Author	Mirenda, Pat.
ISBN	1557666849 : Đ52.50