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Da Fonte, M. Alexandra; Boesch, Miriam C. – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2016
Empirical evidence supports the notion of special education teachers receiving limited pre-service training in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). This lack of training is not only evident in the United States but in other countries such as United Kingdom, India, and Israel. Yet the teaching demands for the use of AAC are increasing…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Preservice Teachers
Brice, Alejandro E.; Franklin, Emily; Ratusnik, David L. – Online Submission, 2008
Introduction: Classroom language demands increase when children enter the middle school environment (Brice & Heath, 1986; Larson & McKinley, 1998; Larson & McKinley, 1987). The pragmatic skills or social language skills of culturally and linguistically diverse adolescents from three different backgrounds were the focus of this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Student Diversity, Learning Activities