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A Computerized Procedure for Teaching the Relationship between Graphic Symbols and Their Referents.

Many individuals with little or no functional speech communicate through graphic symbols. Communication is enhanced when the relationship between symbols and their referents are learned to such a degree that retrieval is effortless, resulting in fluent communication. Developing fluency is a time con...

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Published in:Assistive Technology Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 127 - 137
Main Authors: Isaacson, Mick, Lloyd, Lyle L.
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Fall2013
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          Isaacson, Mick
          Lloyd, Lyle L.
        affil: Educational Studies, Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana , USA
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          Computer Graphics
          Communication
          Alternative and Augmentative Communication
          Learning
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          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Analysis of Variance
          Data Analysis Software
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      ab: Many individuals with little or no functional speech communicate through graphic symbols. Communication is enhanced when the relationship between symbols and their referents are learned to such a degree that retrieval is effortless, resulting in fluent communication. Developing fluency is a time consuming endeavor for special educators and speech-language pathologists (SLPs). It would be beneficial for these professionals to have an automated procedure based on the most efficacious method for teaching the relationship between symbols and referent. Hence, this study investigated whether a procedure based on the generation effect would promote learning the association between symbols and their referents. Results show that referent generation produces the best long-term retention of this relationship. These findings provide evidence that software based on referent generation would provide special educators and SLPs with an efficacious automated procedure, requiring minimal direct supervision, to facilitate symbol/referent learning and the development of communicative fluency.
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