Oregon Health and Science University

The Principal Investigator (PI) will conduct a program of research for improving communication skills among young children who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems while participating in mentoring and training activities to develop knowledge and skills related to the measurement of preschoolers' communication skills, single-case design, randomized controlled trials, and virtual coaching for teachers. Despite research showing the benefits of AAC for children with d...

There are few measurement tools or frameworks for profiling the communication skills and generating diagnostic profiles of children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). These children are particularly difficult to assess because they do not use speech for expression but instead use a variety of non-speech behaviors and devices to communicate. Diagnostic frameworks would not only assist educators with accurately assessing the children's educational and developmental ne...