AAC Treatment Approaches – Quick Reference Therapy Specific dx or goal area Population Recommended Research Approach served Tx dosage Evidence (frequency; (key or seminal studies) duration) The ImpAACt Eight-step protocol for partner instruction in Communication 1-2x/wk over 7 Binger and Kent-Walsh Program AAC partners of sessions (2010); Kent-Walsh, Binger, peds or adults C., and Malani (2010) Language Learn to recognize and use new symbols; Peds or adults Varies Beck et al (2009); Drager Modeling compose more syntactically complex aided (2009); Binger and Light Techniques, messages and/or multisymbol messages; (2007); Binger et al (2010); including Aided increased communicative turn taking Dada and Alant (2009); Language Input Drager (2009); Goosens (1989); Harris and Reichle (2004) Read, Ask, Build communication skills during storybook Peds or adults Varies Kent-Walsh et al (2010) Answer, Prompt reading with (RAAP) developmental disabilities Enhanced Teach partners to use EMT with AAC Young children Varies Kaiser and Wright, 2013 and their Milieu Teaching caregivers Systematic Vocabulary Instruction; device operations Peds or adults Varies Beukelman and Mirenda Instruction (2013) Evidence-Based Phonologic awareness, letter-sound Peds or adults Varies Light, J., McNaughton, D., literacy correspondences, decoding, sight-word with Weyer, M,. & Karg, L. (2008) intervention recognition, reading comprehension skills, early developmental writing/keyboarding skills disabilities Conversational Greater conversational interactions / “turns”. Peds or adults Varies Beukelman and Mirenda Coaching (2013)
AAC Treatment Approaches – Quick Reference Therapy Approach Specific dx or goal area Population served Recommended Tx dosage (frequency; duration) Research Evidence (key or seminal studies) The ImpAACt Program Eight-step protocol for partner instruction in AAC Communication partners of peds or adults 1-2x/wk over 7 sessions Binger and Kent-Walsh (2010); Kent-Walsh, Binger, C., and Malani (2010) Language Modeling Techniques, including Aided Language Input Learn to recognize and use new symbols; compose more syntactically complex aided messages and/or multisymbol messages; increased communicative turn taking Peds or adults Varies Beck et al (2009); Drager (2009); Binger and Light (2007); Binger et al (2010); Dada and Alant (2009); Drager (2009); Goosens (1989); Harris and Reichle (2004) Read, Ask, Answer, Prompt (RAAP) Build communication skills during storybook reading Peds or adults with developmental disabilities Varies Kent-Walsh et al (2010) Enhanced Milieu Teaching Teach partners to use EMT with AAC Young children and their caregivers Varies Kaiser and Wright, 2013 Systematic Instruction Vocabulary Instruction; device operations Peds or adults Varies Beukelman and Mirenda (2013) Evidence-Based literacy intervention Phonologic awareness, letter-sound correspondences, decoding, sight-word recognition, reading comprehension skills, early writing/keyboarding skills Peds or adults with developmental disabilities Varies Light, J., McNaughton, D., Weyer, M,. & Karg, L. (2008) Conversational Coaching Greater conversational interactions / “turns”. Peds or adults Varies Beukelman and Mirenda (2013)
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