Improving Communication between Regular Students and a Physically Impaired Non-Verbal Child Using Alternative Communication Systems in the Kindergarten Classroom.

Autor/in	Watson, Joan L.
Titel	Improving Communication between Regular Students and a Physically Impaired Non-Verbal Child Using Alternative Communication Systems in the Kindergarten Classroom.
Quelle	(1995), (66 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Praktikumsbericht; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Case Studies; Cerebral Palsy; Classroom Communication; Classroom Techniques; Communication Aids (for Disabled); Communication Disorders; Communication Skills; Inclusive Schools; Interpersonal Communication; Kindergarten; Nonverbal Communication; Peer Relationship; Primary Education; Skill Development; Social Integration + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Hirnlähmung; Klassengespräch; Klassenführung; Kommunikationsstörung; Kommunikationsstil; Inclusive school; Integrative Schule; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Peer-Beziehungen; Primarbereich; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Soziale Integration
Abstract	This practicum project was designed to improve communication in the kindergarten classroom between regular students and a mainstreamed nonverbal child with cerebral palsy. A target group of 24 pre-kindergartners was exposed to 12 weeks of the intervention which included such strategies as teaching the verbal students how to identify communication board symbols, how to use a communication board with the nonverbal student, and how to encourage and prompt the nonverbal student to use the communication board when appropriate. All program objectives were met as indicated by a comparison of teacher-made pre/post-tests and direct observation of interactions among students. Individual chapters of the practicum report detail the project's purpose, research review and solution strategies, method, results, and recommendations. Appendices include the communication pre/post-test, observation form, and personal observation questionnaire. (Contains 13 references.) (Author/DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC