Environmental factors influencing choice of spelling and graphic symbols in communicative interactions of adolescents who use communication aids.
This exploratory interpretative qualitative study aimed to investigate environmental factors influencing "in the moment" decisions about use of graphic symbols or spelling in face-to-face communicative interactions, by adolescents who use communication aids and are learning how to spell. The partici...
| Published in: | AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 43 - 56 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2025
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