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Evaluating an AAC training for special education teachers in Sri Lanka,a low- and middle-income country
- Source :
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 34:276-287
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2018.
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Abstract
- A majority of people with disabilities live in low- and middle-income countries where communication services for individuals with complex communication needs are scarce. It is essential that communication partners of individuals who have complex communication needs receive training to support communication. To address this issue, the current study evaluated an augmentative and alternative communication training for special education teachers living in a low- and middle-income country, Sri Lanka. The training was based on four key practices identified when training in low- and middle-income countries: investigate learner needs, provide contextually relevant instructional content, use engaging instructional activities, and assess the impact of instructional activities. This investigation implemented an interrupted time-series design with nine teacher–student dyads. Special education teachers were taught to provide evocative communication opportunities. Following the training, all nine special education teachers significantly increased the number of evocative communication opportunities provided to students with complex communication needs. Additionally, all nine students with complex communication needs significantly increased their number of communication turns.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Adolescent
Developing country
Special education
Training (civil)
Communication Aids for Disabled
Young Adult
Speech and Hearing
Professional Competence
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Developing Countries
Augmentative
Sri Lanka
Medical education
05 social sciences
Rehabilitation
050301 education
Interrupted Time Series Analysis
Teacher Training
Middle Aged
Augmentative and alternative communication
Low and middle income countries
Education, Special
Communication Disorders
Female
School Teachers
Low and middle income
Sri lanka
Psychology
0503 education
050104 developmental & child psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14773848 and 07434618
- Volume :
- 34
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....48ce7f04f7bb372444d8e80b62f7bd2c