2017 RERC on AAC Think Tank
The Doctoral Student AAC Research Think Tank was held at Penn State University from May 16 – May 18, 2017.
Effects of “Transition to Literacy” software on sight word recognition skills … (Boyle et al., 2017)
Suz Boyle and Ashley McCoy presented on the effects of T2L software at CEC in Boston.
Reading and Writing Intervention for Adults with Complex Communication Needs (Caron et al., 2017)
Caron et al presented case studies of literacy instruction for adults with complex communication needs
Effects of app on preschoolers with ASD on sight-word reading (Mandak, Lamb, & Light, 2017)
This study investigated the effects of dynamically displaying text within AAC software to support the transition from graphic symbols to literacy with pre-literate preschoolers with ASD.
Video Visual Scene Displays to enhance participation in community activities (O’Neill & Light, 2017)
Video VSDs provide an innovative AAC interface by using videos of daily events with embedded VSDs to enhance participation in dynamic interactions.