Communication Methods, Total
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Microswitch for vocalization responses: comparing single- versus dual-microphone arrangements for a man with multiple disabilities.

30 May 2008 Microswitches are technical devices designed to enable persons with multiple disabilities to control environmental events, generally preferred stimuli such as music and lights, using simple/feasible responses. For example, a sound-detecting ... Read more...

Augmentative and alternative communication for preschool children: intervention goals and use of technology.

29 Apr 2008 This study sought to describe speech-language interventions for preschool-aged children who required augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) as provided by AAC experts and by general speech-language pathologists who were not AAC experts. ... Read more...

The effect of shared book reading on the acquisition of expressive vocabulary of a 7 year old who uses AAC.

29 Apr 2008 Children who have poor expressive vocabularies are at risk of further language delays and reading comprehension difficulties, which will significantly impact their educational achievement. The role of shared book reading in supporting vocabulary ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Communication Methods, Total'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Understanding them--indispensible for nursing, helping, teaching] 30 Dec 2008
• Microswitch for vocalization responses: comparing single- versus dual-microphone arrangements for a man with multiple disabilities. 30 May 2008
• Augmentative and alternative communication for preschool children: intervention goals and use of technology. 29 Apr 2008
• The effect of shared book reading on the acquisition of expressive vocabulary of a 7 year old who uses AAC. 29 Apr 2008
• The effects of aided AAC interventions on AAC use, speech, and symbolic gestures. 29 Apr 2008
• Early intervention, AAC, and transition to school for young children with significant spoken communication disorders and their families. 29 Apr 2008
• Message retrieval for survivors of traumatic brain injury. 28 Feb 2008
• "Please listen, it's my turn": instructional approaches, curricula and contexts for supporting communication and increasing access to inclusion. 29 Nov 2007
• Presumed competence reflected in the educational programs of students with IDD before and after the Beyond Access professional development intervention. 29 Nov 2007
• The impact of partner training on the communicative involvement of students with multiple and severe disability in special schools. 29 Nov 2007
• Communication: access to inclusion. 29 Nov 2007
• Pediatric cochlear implantation in Taiwan: long-term communication outcomes. 12 Sep 2007
• Communication strategies for nurses interacting with deaf patients. 30 Jul 2007
• Supporting people with intellectual disability in the cancer journey: the 'Living with cancer' communication pack. 6 Feb 2007
• Contriving transitive conditioned establishing operations to establish derived manding skills in adults with severe developmental disabilities. 30 Dec 2006
• The effects of enhanced milieu teaching and a voice output communication aid on the requesting of three children with autism. 23 Oct 2006
• The effect of a therapy dog on the communication skills of an adult with aphasia. 4 Sep 2006
• Nicaraguan Sign Language and Theory of Mind: the issue of critical periods and abilities. 30 Jul 2006
• Asking well-built questions for evidence-based practice in augmentative and alternative communication. 26 Jul 2006
• An ideal observer analysis of variability in visual-only speech. 22 May 2006

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Technical information about 'Communication Methods, Total'

Definition: Utilization of all available receptive and expressive modes for the purpose of achieving communication with the hearing impaired, such as gestures, postures, facial expression, types of voice, formal speech and non-speech systems, and simultaneous communication.

Descriptor UI: D003145

Alternative terms: Communication Methods, Total; Total Communication Methods; Communication Method, Total; Method, Total Communication; Methods, Total Communication; Total Communication Method;

Tree Number: E02.831.671.221;

History Note: 91(80); was see under REHABILITATION 1980-90

Technical Notes: no qualif; restrict to commun with hearing-impaired; coord with specific hearing disord /rehabil