Description
Drs. Donald R. Fuller and Lyle L. Lloyd provide a foundation for the development of assessment and intervention procedures and practices within the framework of the communication model and its major components: the means to represent, the means to select, and the means to transmit.
Principles and Practices in Augmentative and Alternative Communication consists of five major units:
- An introduction to AAC, from its history to current practice
- An overview of AAC symbols and a comprehensive discussion of aided and unaided symbols
- A review of AAC technology
- The components of AAC assessment: principles, vocabulary, symbol selection, and the prescription of AAC technology
- AAC intervention: everything from the components of the intervention process to examples from specific cases and settings
Students and professionals looking for a foundational textbook in the field of AAC will find Principles and Practices in Augmentative and Alternative Communication to be effective, contemporary, and practical.
Book Information
ISBN 9781630915841
Author Donald R. Fuller
Format Hardback
Page Count 664
Imprint SLACK Incorporated
Publisher SLACK Incorporated