Using the iPad to facilitate interaction between preschool children who use AAC and their peers.
Social interaction is one of the key components of education, yet children with complex communication needs often face social isolation in the classroom, rarely interacting with same-age peers. This study investigated the impact of the provision of an iPad®1with an AAC app with visual scene displays...
| Published in: | AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 163 - 175 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2016
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