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Stephen Von Tetzchner - Augmentative and Alternative Communication - 9781861563316 - V9781861563316
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication

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Description for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Paperback. Describes the development of augmentative and alternative communication. This work focuses on the developmental achievements of children using augmentative and alternative communication systems. Num Pages: 280 pages, index. BIC Classification: JMC; JNC; MJW; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 227 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
This text describes the development of augmentative and alternative communication. The focus is not on disabilities, although the atypical developmental paths to language described in this book are caused by a variety of disabilities, but on the developmental achievements of children using augmentative and alternative communication systems.

This book is a first attempt to look at the achievements of children using alternative language forms from a broad developmental perspective and discuss how their semantic, grammatical and pragmatic development is promoted through social interactions, both planned and incidental in nature, that take place in particular sociocultural circumstances. The authors use ... Read more

The overall aim of the book is to inspire a shift towards a developmental understanding of augmentative and alternative communication in both research and clinical practice, leading to new knowledge and a better basis for intervention practices, and thereby to improved social and societal participation for children using augmentative and alternative communication.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781861563316
SKU
V9781861563316
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

About Stephen Von Tetzchner
Edited by Stephen von Tetzchner, University of Oslo, Norway. Edited by Nicola Grove, City University, UK.

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