Natalie R. Andzik|John M. Schaefer|R.T. Nichols|Yoon Do Chung
National survey describing and quantifying students with communication needs
Northern Illinois University|Cleveland State University|The Ohio State University|Illinois State University
research literature yet quantify describe students complex communication needs supported classroom special educators prepared offer support study sought special educators complete survey students complex communication needsover 4000 teachers representing 50 states reported communicative behavioral characteristics 15643 students teachers described training received instructional approaches usedthe majority students reported use speech primary communication mode half students utilizing alternative augmentative communication aac reported nonproficient communication teacher training varied across respondents well supports used support students classroomthe majority students disabilities using aac communicating across nation proficiently communicating implications recommendations discussed