Comparing the use of American Sign Language and Speech Generating Devices for Children with Developmental Disabilities
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Pamela Mims
Mentor Home Department
Educational Foundations and Special Education
Short Abstract
This study compared the acquisition and maintenance of an Augmentative and Alternative device (iPad on application LAMP), and American Sign Language when teaching a 6th-grade student with a developmental disability (IDD) and limited functional vocal verbal speech to make a request. A single-case alternating treatment design was applied to compare the acquisition rate between the two strategies . The system of least prompts was used to teach the participant how to perform the request using the AAC device and ASL. Results showed that the student required fewer sessions to reach mastery with making a request using the AAC device. This study showed the system of least prompts paired with AAC was an effective an efficient strategy for acquisition of a targeted communication request. This study provides evidence strategies that could be used when identifying a priority communication system for learners with limited functional speech and IDD.
Category
Social Sciences
Start Date
24-4-2023 2:45 PM
End Date
24-4-2023 3:00 PM
Location
D.P. Culp Center Room 210
Comparing the use of American Sign Language and Speech Generating Devices for Children with Developmental Disabilities
D.P. Culp Center Room 210
This study compared the acquisition and maintenance of an Augmentative and Alternative device (iPad on application LAMP), and American Sign Language when teaching a 6th-grade student with a developmental disability (IDD) and limited functional vocal verbal speech to make a request. A single-case alternating treatment design was applied to compare the acquisition rate between the two strategies . The system of least prompts was used to teach the participant how to perform the request using the AAC device and ASL. Results showed that the student required fewer sessions to reach mastery with making a request using the AAC device. This study showed the system of least prompts paired with AAC was an effective an efficient strategy for acquisition of a targeted communication request. This study provides evidence strategies that could be used when identifying a priority communication system for learners with limited functional speech and IDD.