Effect of AAC technology with dynamic text on the single-word recognition of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Purpose: Single-word recognition can support participation in life, including engagement in leisure activities, navigation through the community, and vocational opportunities. Given the limited reading skills of many adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and limited speech, t...

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Published in:International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 129 - 141
Main Authors: Holyfield, Christine, Light, Janice, Mcnaughton, David, Caron, Jessica, Drager, Kathryn, Pope, Lauramarie
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2020
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          Holyfield, Christine
          Light, Janice
          Mcnaughton, David
          Caron, Jessica
          Drager, Kathryn
          Pope, Lauramarie
        affil: Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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          Alternative and Augmentative Communication
          Mobile Applications
          Speech Perception In Adulthood
          Intellectual Disability In Adulthood
          Developmental Disabilities In Adulthood
          Videorecording
          Literacy In Adulthood
          Human
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          Reading
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Male
          Female
          Photography
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Purpose: Single-word recognition can support participation in life, including engagement in leisure activities, navigation through the community, and vocational opportunities. Given the limited reading skills of many adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and limited speech, the current study evaluated the effects of using an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app, featuring dynamic text and speech output embedded in visual scene displays, on the single-word recognition performance of six adults with IDD who demonstrated limited speech. Method: A multiple baseline across participants single-subject design was used. Ten target sight words for each participant were selected on an individual basis, based on participant interest. Intervention consisted solely of interactions between investigators and individual participants using the app. Result: In the absence of any formal instruction and solely through the use of the AAC app interaction, three of the six participants demonstrated increased accuracy in single-word recognition. Conclusion: Results from the study were mixed, but suggest that AAC apps which provide the dynamic display of text in conjunction with voice output can assist some adults with IDD in achieving gains in single-word reading.
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