Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1438-0366

Date Available

5-10-2024

Year of Publication

2024

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Education (MSEd)

College

Education

Department/School/Program

Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education

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

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