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A systematic review of pivotal response treatment (PRT) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Download2013-06-25
Thomas, Rachel, McMurrer, Allaina, Sommerfeldt, Kaitlan, Farr, Kathryn
Purpose: To review the evidence regarding the effectiveness of Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) as a treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methods: This review employed the systematic review process developed by the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM)....
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2018-11-16
Berthelsen, Danica, Lyle, Hanna, Smith, Jillian, Quach, Wendy, Pollock, Karen
The purpose of this project was to create an accessible online resource for families with the following goals: teach families how to create a low-tech AAC board that is simple to assemble; educate parents how to use the AAC board during shared book reading; provide parents with strategies to...
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2012-05-31
The following review aimed to discover what elements in AAC interface design best facilitate AAC use in play in order to support children with complex needs in their linguistic, cognitive, and social development. The review explored how AAC use helps in development and how AAC effectiveness can...
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Academic Skills of Children Adopted from China: School-age Follow-up
2011-01-13
Pollock, Karen, Gerke, Jenessa, Fleming, Jennifer
This study investigated the academic skills of 68 school-age children adopted from China as infants/toddlers.
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Acquisition of Fricative Contrasts in Children Enrolled in a Mandarin-English Bilingual Education Program
Download2019-11-08
da Silva, Bridgette, Kascak, Lauren, Lelekach, Marisa, Zhang, Jessica, Pollock, Karen, Lin, Youran
This study is part of a larger, ongoing project that aims to develop a profile of children learning Standard Mandarin as L2 in the Edmonton Public Schools Chinese (Mandarin) Bilingual Program.
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2015-06-12
Robertson, Kate, Commandeur, Danielle
Previous research at the Assistive Technology Lab at the University of Alberta has found that the use of robots can facilitate participation for children with disabilities in performing mathematics activities. The focus of the current study was to describe the language used by a child with...
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2012-06-12
Reibeling, Kayla, Bailey, Meaghan
Speech generating communication devices (SGCD) help individuals with severe speech impairments meet the needs of daily communication. They are commonly used by individuals who have congenital, developmental and/or acquired disabilities in which their ability to speak has been impaired. The...
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2016-05-25
Cowden, Brenna, Lee, Alyssa, Pollock, Karen
Purpose: Adoptions of non-special needs children from China have decreased dramatically over the past decade, while adoptions from the Waiting Child program have increased. Waiting children have identified medical needs or are over the age of 10 years. The purpose of this study was to determine...
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Comparing the Children’s Communication Checklist to Standardized Tests: Results from School-age Children Adopted from Haiti
Download2012-01-31
Although research into the language development of children who were internationally adopted is growing, the body of work continues to show mixed results. Part of the difficulty of determining if children who were adopted internationally are at risk for having a language delay is establishing the...
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2013-05-09
Wu, Tong, Nickel, Liane, Reimer, Ashley
The number of children who are adopted internationally has been steadily increasing. However, there is a limited amount of research on how language typically develops in this population. This study followed 20 children under the age of 5 who were adopted from Ethiopia to North America....