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Usability testing of platforms for an Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) mentorship module
Download2017-12-11
The goal of this resource development project was to evaluate content delivery interfaces for presenting an Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) Mentorship module in multimedia format (e.g., text, video and images) and test them with typical devices used by individuals who use AAC. A...
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Verbs are hard! A Comparison of Verb use During Storytelling Between Children with Developmental Language Disorder and Typical Language Development
Download2019-11-08
Borle, Stephanie, de Goede, Andrea, Klassen, Kelsey, Sawatzky, Jessica, Charest, Dr. Monique, Skoczylas, Dr. Melissa
Children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) struggle with learning and using language without any obvious cause. Prior research has found that children with DLD struggle to learn new verbs, suggesting that verbs may pose a particular challenge for children with DLD. Prior studies also...
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2019-11-08
Chan, Joyce, Hood, Laura, Ryan, Brooklyn, Loucks, Dr. Torrey, Ley, Dr. David, Guptill, Dr. Christine
Previous research shows a trend of positive or neutral impacts of virtual reality (VR) for reducing certain forms of anxiety. For example, as measured by self-report and heart rate, Harris, Kemmerling, and North (2002) found that public speaking anxiety was reduced for university students...
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What's in a Story?: Relations Between Features of Narratives and the Role of Memory to Differentiate Children with Typical and Atypical Language Development
Download2018-11-16
Glesman, Tana, Lennon, Emily, Mazure, Kelsey, Milburn, Trelani
Research shows associations between memory and narrative tasks (e.g, story generation), but is unclear how memory relates to specific aspects of narratives such as macrostructure, microstructue and levels of abstraction. We looked at two questions: what elements of narrative production...