Multimodal AAC for Individuals with Down Syndrome

Krista M. Wilkinson, Lizbeth H. Finestack

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Brookes Publishing Co
30 October 2020

Teaching of special educational needs; Teaching of specific learning difficulties & needs; Medicine: general issues; Speech & language disorders & therapy

Series: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Series

Many people with Down syndrome—one of the most common genetically-linked developmental disabilities—experience difficulty developing spoken and written communication skills. In this groundbreaking book, discover how augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can enhance communicative competence and improve outcomes for people with Down syndrome across the lifespan. The newest volume in Beukelman and Light’s respected Augmentative and Alternative Communication Series, this book fully explores how interdisciplinary, multimodal AAC strategies can promote speech, language, and literacy success across many contexts, including homes, schools, communities, health care settings, and the workplace.

Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of more than 25 experts on AAC and Down syndrome, this is a must-have resource for speech-language pathologists, special educators, and AAC specialists—and a key supplementary text for courses on AAC and developmental disabilities. Use the research-based guidance in this book to help people with Down syndrome develop stronger communication skills and participate meaningfully in their schools and communities, from early childhood through adulthood.

Readers will learn how to:

Skillfully pair unaided AAC supports (gestures and manual signs) with aided AAC (technology and other supports external to the body) Enrich young children’s communication and language development with AAC

Use AAC to boost older children’s vocabulary, grammatical language, and narrative language skills

Enhance reading instruction using AAC technology Supplement speech and improve speech intelligibility with carefully chosen interventions and visual communication aids

Engage whole families as collaborative partners to integrate AAC supports into everyday life

Address young adults’ communication needs, as they evolve to include more varied communication partners, more complex topics, and new contexts Assess cognitive and social functioning in adolescents and adults who use AAC Support communication and self-advocacy across health care settings with AAC strategies

Edited by: Krista M. Wilkinson, Lizbeth H. Finestack
Imprint: Brookes Publishing Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 251mm, Width: 175mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 505g
ISBN: 9781681254128
ISBN 10: 1681254123
Series: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Series
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 30 October 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Series Preface Series Editors About the Editors About the Contributors Acknowledgements Dedication Section I Introduction to Down syndrome and Augmentative and Alternative Communication Chapter 1 Introduction to How Augmentative and Alternative Communication Can Promote Communication, Speech, And Language in Individuals with Down Syndrome Across the Lifespan Chapter 2 Introduction to Individuals with Down syndrome: Genetics, Cognition, Behavior, and Language Chapter 3 Speech Intelligibility and Communication in Down Syndrome: Intervention Approaches and the Role of Speech Supplementation Chapter 4 Overview of Multimodal AAC Intervention Across the Lifespan For Individuals With Down Syndrome Section II Considerations for Communication Supports across the Lifespan Chapter 5 Integration of AAC into Early Language Intervention With Children With Down Syndrome Chapter 6 Language Development of School-Age Children and Adolescents With Down Syndrome and Pertinent Interventions That Integrate AAC Chapter 7 Adolescents and Adults with Down Syndrome: Supporting Communication and Participation with AAC Chapter 8 Assessment and Intervention of Cognitive and Social Functioning in Adolescents, Young Adults, and Older Individuals with Down Syndrome Section III Supporting Participation across Valued Contexts Chapter 9 Collaborating with Families to Support Multimodal AAC For Individuals with Down Syndrome Chapter 10 Supporting Communication and Self-Advocacy Related to Special Health and Medical Needs and Services Chapter 11 Supporting Literacy and Access to Technology for Learning Index

Dr. Krista Wilkinson is Professor at the Pennsylvania State University and Editor of the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2014-2016). Dr. Wilkinson's research applies the tools of neuroscience to understand visual and cognitive processing of individuals with severe disabilities, in order to optimize visual augmentative and alternative communication interventions used to support their communication functioning. Lizbeth H. Finestack, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an associate professor in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Science at the University of Minnesota. She teaches courses focused on child language development and the assessment and treatment of child language disorders. Her research is focused on identifying the most effective and efficient language approaches to use with children with language impairment. She works with children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as developmental language disorder, Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, and autism spectrum disorder.

Reviews for Multimodal AAC for Individuals with Down Syndrome

""Contains a wealth of information that will be relevant to faculty who teach AAC courses and to clinicians who support families...The lifespan approach reminds us that it is never too early or too late to support communication development using multiple modalities."" --Pat Mirenda, Ph.D., BCBA-D