Background School education for children with severe disabilities tends to occur in restricted
or segregated settings, especially for students who require augmentative and alternative …

Since its inception in 1985, the AAC journal has been publishing scientific articles related to
the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) that (a) report research …

Educators need effective ways to build the communication skills of students learning to use
aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and support their interactions with …

Purpose: This study explored the practices and experiences of teachers who teach students
using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), more specifically, speech …

Purpose: The goal of this study was to identify promising implementation strategies that may
increase teachers' and speech-language pathologists'(SLPs) adoption of augmentative and …

Purpose: Although there is a strong evidence base supporting the use of augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC) in school settings, the research-to-practice gap in this area …

Most students with intellectual and communicative disability who rely on augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC) attend non-inclusive school settings. Little is known about …

Purpose: Language learning, including on a speech-generating device (SGD), relies on
having communication opportunities to use language. Yet, children who use SGDs do not …

Children with special educational needs (SEN) achieve lower educational levels than their
peers without special needs, leading to a higher risk of social exclusion in the future …

Special education teachers are often responsible for training their staff how to support
children with autism spectrum disorder in their classrooms. In addition to academic and …