ERIC Number: EJ1389960
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1034-912X
EISSN: EISSN-1465-346X
Shared Storybook Intervention for Children with Complex Physical, Cognitive and Sensory Needs Who Use Partner-Assisted Scanning
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v70 n5 p751-768 2023
This research examined an evidence based dialogic shared reading strategy which incorporated aided language modelling and increased communication partner responsiveness with two children with complex physical, cognitive, and sensory needs (CPCSN) who use auditory plus visual partner assisted scanning (PAS) to access a Pragmatic Organised Dynamic Display (PODD) communication book. The dialogic reading strategy prompted the communication partner to comment on the story, invite a communication turn, and respond contingently to the child. A case study design was employed, and data were collected via child and adult communication frequency measures, field notes, observations, and a semi-structured interview with the children's teacher. Overall, the results indicated a positive effect on the children's communication skills, both within the intervention sessions and the classroom. This included increases in turn taking, initiations, efficiency, and conveying meaning. Shared storybook interventions that include strategies such as aided language stimulation, responsiveness and wait time can support the communication outcomes of children with CPCSN who use PAS.
Descriptors: Story Reading, Reading Strategies, Intervention, Students with Disabilities, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Program Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Cerebral Palsy, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Special Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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