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Browsing Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) by Type "Dissertation"
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-04-24)Emotions are an essential part of development. There is evidence that young children understand and express emotions through facial expressions. Correct identification and recognition of facial expressions is important to ...
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The association between maternal self-efficacy and maternal perception of child language competence (University of Pretoria, 2006-10-05)The aim of this study was to describe maternal self-efficacy beliefs within the parenting domain and maternal rating of pre-school child’s language abilities, where the child has a communication disability. The association ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-08-02)Please read the abstract in the section, 00front, of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)iii Abstract Sibling relationships are amongst the most influential relationships in one’s life. Bringing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) into these interactional dynamics has a marked influence on these relationships for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-06)Sibling relationships and the interaction within these relationships play a central role in children’s general development and will therefore impact on functional outcomes of children with severe speech and language ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) provides many individuals with little or no functional speech (LNFS) with a means to function within their daily environments and lives. AAC comprises the use of either ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The aims of the study were to describe and compare the vocal productions by children with motor speech disorders (MSDs) when using a communication board versus a speech-generating device (SGD) and to determine peer perceptions ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-06-02)Please read the abstract in the section, 00front, of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)The structure of graphic symbol utterance constructed by children with typical development and also children with little or no functional speech often differs considerably from spoken utterances. Whether the structure of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-05-11)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-07-17)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can enable individuals with little or no functional speech to communicate functionally in a variety of communicative contexts. Aided AAC systems for individuals who are ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Persons who cannot rely on natural speech to fulfil their communication need to use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to enable them to participate in life activities. For persons who are nonliterate, the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems can benefit persons whose speech is too limited to meet their communication needs. Some AAC systems require words and phrases to be preselected and represented on ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-04-16)There has been limited research done to determine the impact of the use of colour on communication displays in the facilitation of graphic symbol location within an overlay. As many Augmentative and Alternative Communication ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Background: Some children with ASD have comprehension difficulties that affect their ability to follow directives that contain prepositions. Aided input has been known to facilitate improved comprehension skills when spoken ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005)The low literacy levels achieved by deaf children are of ongoing concern to educators and researchers alike. The present research considered emergent literacy as one aspect to consider in the acquisition of literacy skills ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-10-04)Everyday communication occurs mostly through speech, thus learners who have little or no functional speech (LNFS) need to augment their communication by using additional communication strategies to ensure that they are ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-10-25)Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) provides many individuals who have little or no functional speech with a means to enter the world of communication. Aided and/or unaided symbols are used as a means of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-10-04)Please read the abstract (summary) in the section 00front of this document
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