The confidence and competence of speech language pathologists in augmentative and alternative communication: a scoping review

C Conlon, B Zupan, R Preston - Augmentative and Alternative …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is a core component of speech
pathology practice. However, international literature has highlighted that speech language …

Graduate students' perceived preparedness and confidence to work with individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication

BE Barman, VL Dubasik, T Brackenbury… - American Journal of …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Previous research shows that practicing speech-language pathologists do not feel
confident working with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) users. Studies …

“I don't think you can really understand it until you put it to action”: school-based SLPs' reflections on graduate and continuing education in AAC

JJ Thistle, A Thiessen, J Hart - Augmentative and Alternative …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Graduate programs have made strides to improve augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC) learning opportunities for pre-service speech-language pathologists …

Preservice training in augmentative and alternative communication for speech-language pathologists and special education teachers: Prevalence and preferences

KM Pitt, S Brennan, AM Sauerwein… - Perspectives of the ASHA …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Preservice training is an important step to provide augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC) professionals with the skills needed to facilitate inclusion and AAC …

Multilingualism and Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Review of the Literature

NR Andzik, HN LaMarca - Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2024 - ASHA
Purpose: Individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who use
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) are often offered English-only AAC …

Parents' Perspectives of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: From Assessment to Implementation

NR Andzik, AM LaRouech, AL Gladfelter - Perspectives of the ASHA Special …, 2024 - ASHA
Purpose: Parents are known to be effective communication partners in their children's
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention. This study aimed to better …

Student Reflections on Roles Related to Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Perceived Preparedness for Practice

AM Sauerwein, OA Buente, K Pitt… - Perspectives of the ASHA …, 2024 - ASHA
Purpose: Although the scholarship of teaching and learning literature in the area of
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) continues to grow, there is a need for …

Technology assisted language intervention (TALI) for children who are deaf/hard of hearing: promising impact on pragmatic skills

D Mood, R Sheldon, M Tabangin, S Wiley… - Deafness & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) often demonstrate pragmatic language
difficulties which can impact academic and social outcomes. This randomized control trial for …

Is AAC at the top of your tool bag? Conceptualising clinical competence in AAC

C Conlon, R Preston, B Zupan - Journal of Clinical Practice in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Speech language pathology is a competency-based profession of which augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC) is a core component of practice. Despite this, competence …

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Assessment Practices Followed in a School Setting: A Survey of Cypriot-Greek Speech and Language Pathologists

E Theodorou, E Pampoulou - Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2023 - Springer
Objectives Many countries throughout the world have achieved significant advances in
Augmentative and Alternative Communication, whereas in Cyprus the evidence suggests …