Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
5-10-2024
Year of Publication
2024
Degree Name
Master of Science in Education (MSEd)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Education
Department/School/Program
Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education
First Advisor
Dr. Melinda Jones Ault
Abstract
This study's purpose was to use naturalistic language interventions to increase the communication rate via alternative and augmentative communication during play with young children with autism. A nonconcurrent multiple baseline design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a combination of naturalistic language interventions when implemented during 10-minute play sessions within the participants resource classroom. Naturalistic language interventions utilized include aided language modeling, environmental arrangements, naturalistic time delay, and language expansions. Results indicated that naturalistic language interventions are effective in increasing expressive communication via AAC with children with autism.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2024.122
Recommended Citation
Eaton, Kacey, "USING NATURALISTIC LANGUAGE INTERVENTIONS TO INCREASE EXPRESSIVE COMMUNICATION OF AAC USERS WITH AUTISM" (2024). Theses and Dissertations--Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education. 143.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edsrc_etds/143
