Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Special Education (ICSE 2019)

The Use of Alternative And Augmentative Communication (AAC) In Classroom Settings: A Case Study

Authors
Shafiah binti Rosli
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Shafiah binti Rosli
Available Online December 2019.
Keywords
AAC, communication, speech language therapist, teachers, classroom, single case study
Abstract

The lack of Malaysian Speech-Language Therapist (SLT) in school settings created higher demand among the students who needs Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) intervention for communication. This paper provides a collaboration of SLT, teacher and parent to utilize the use of student’s AAC at classroom settings. The aims was to examine the type of AAC usage and to determine teacher’s and parent’s perception after implemented of the AAC. Method: This was a single case study of the student who use AAC in daily special needs intervention. A data collection of student’s communication profile was collected. The Picture Communication System (PCS) and applications of Voice Output Communication Aid (VOCA) were implemented. Result: The result showed that the communication of students has improvement. A likert-scale data of parent’s perception showed that for 9 items-related, parent’s mostly agreed that their children performed and participates well in her classroom activity. A set of questionnaire was given to the student’s classroom teacher. Teacher reported that they need knowledge to use AAC and they agreed that collaboration with SLT is important in conduct assessments and match a specific AAC to the student. Conclusion: This study revealed that experts and professionals collaboration is essential in order to create effectiveness of AAC usage in the classroom settings.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Special Education (ICSE 2019)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
December 2019
ISBN
978-94-6252-876-5
ISSN
2352-5398
Copyright
© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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