| The effect of pause time upon the communicative interactions of young people who use augmentative and alternative communication. | |
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PMID: 21888558 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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This study investigated the effect of variation in partner-initiated pause time on the expressive communication of young people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Eight participants aged 8;11-20;08 years (mean 16;02 years) participated in the study. Three pause time conditions (2, 10, and 45 seconds) were trialled during a scripted shared storybook reading task. A total of 27 turn opportunities were provided for participants during the task. Participant interactions were analysed for the percentage of responses made to a turn opportunity, mean length of utterance in words (MLU), percentage of assertive conversational acts made, and the modes of communication used. Findings indicated that participants were more likely to respond to a turn opportunity when their communication partner provided a longer pause time. Additionally, a longer pause time resulted in longer MLUs. Participants did not use more assertive conversational acts and continued to use a variety of communication modes when provided with a longer pause time. Results indicate that increasing pause time is an effective strategy to support the development of expressive communication for young people who use AAC. This suggests the need for professionals providing AAC services to encourage communication partners to provide extended pauses during interactions. |
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Hilary Mathis; Dean Sutherland; Megan McAuliffe |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of speech-language pathology Volume: 13 ISSN: 1754-9515 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Speech Lang Pathol Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-09-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101320232 Medline TA: Int J Speech Lang Pathol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 411-21 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Canterbury , Christchurch , New Zealand. |
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