Evaluating an AAC training for special education teachers in Sri Lanka,a low- and middle-income country.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8504574 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1477-3848 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07434618 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Augment Altern Commun Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2015- : Abingdon, Oxford : Taylor & Francis
      Original Publication: [Baltimore, MD : Williams and Wilkins, c1985-
    • Subject Terms:
      Communication Aids for Disabled* ; Education, Special* ; Professional Competence*; Communication Disorders/*rehabilitation ; Teacher Training/*methods; Adolescent ; Adult ; Developing Countries ; Female ; Humans ; Interrupted Time Series Analysis ; Male ; Middle Aged ; School Teachers ; Sri Lanka ; Young Adult
    • 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.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Low- and middle-income countries; adult learning; augmentative and alternative communication; communication partner training; developing countries
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20180925 Date Completed: 20191029 Latest Revision: 20191029
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/07434618.2018.1512651
    • Accession Number:
      30244606