Exemplary Practices for Beginning Communicators Implications for Aac

This book is Volume 2 in the Augmentative & Alternative Communication Series. It focuses on individuals with congenital disabilities who are just beginning to communicate using AAC. The book is dedicated to advancing the understanding of how to approach the task of initiating functional strategies to establish beginning communication skills among individuals who are at risk for not developing speech comprehension & speech production skills in a timely manner. Specific topics addressed in the volume include socially acceptable/unacceptable behavior, the need to access desired items & activities, communicating escape & avoidance, communicative interactions & social closeness, considerations for teaching graphic symbols, AAC system design, AAC system selection techniques, AAC & natural speech, & language comprehension.Reichle, Joe is the author of 'Exemplary Practices for Beginning Communicators Implications for Aac' with ISBN 9781557665294 and ISBN 155766529X.