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Using a matrix strategy to teach graphic symbol combinations to children with limited speech during shared storybook reading
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/25518 Using a matrix strategy to teach graphic symbol combinations to children with limited speech during shared storybook reading Dada, Shakila kerstin.tonsing@up.ac.za Alant, Erna Tonsing, Kerstin Monika Aided communication Augmentative and alternative communication Children Graphic symbol combinations Language learning Limited speech Matrix strategy Prompting hierarchy Multiple probe design Shared storybook reading UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2012. Children with limited speech using graphic symbols for communication often express themselves predominantly through single symbols rather than symbol combinations. This study aimed to investigate the effect of an intervention strategy that was incorporated into shared storybook reading on the production of graphic symbol combinations. Three children between the ages of 7;9 (years;months) and 10;8 with limited speech and physical impairments participated in the study. A multiple probe design across behaviours (3 different types of semantic symbol combinations) was used, replicated across the 3 participants. Intervention entailed prompting the production of strategic symbol combinations (generated from a matrix) during shared storybook reading by using a prompting hierarchy. The participants’ production of combinations targeted during intervention as well as their ability to generalize to nontarget combinations from the matrix was monitored using a probe test (picture description task). All 3 participants showed some gains in acquiring the combinations and generalizing to nontarget combinations, as measured by the probe test. While 1 participant showed convincing effects, the other 2 showed lower effects. Lower effects may be partly ascribed to participant characteristics as well as to the discrepancies between the intervention and probe contexts. All participants performed better within the shared storybook reading context. Results suggest that the production of symbol combinations can be facilitated during shared storybook reading and that the matrix strategy promotes generalization to untrained semantic combinations. However, participant gains may not reflect immediately in formal testing situations. Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) unrestricted 2013-09-06T22:03:33Z 2013-06-27 2013-09-06T22:03:33Z 2013-04-11 2012 2013-06-13 Thesis Tonsing, KM 2012, Using a matrix strategy to teach graphic symbol combinations to children with limited speech during shared storybook reading, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25518 > D13/4/689/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25518 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06132013-163255/ © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Aided communication Augmentative and alternative communication Children Graphic symbol combinations Language learning Limited speech Matrix strategy Prompting hierarchy Multiple probe design Shared storybook reading UCTD Using a matrix strategy to teach graphic symbol combinations to children with limited speech during shared storybook reading |
| title | Using a matrix strategy to teach graphic symbol combinations to children with limited speech during shared storybook reading |
| title_full | Using a matrix strategy to teach graphic symbol combinations to children with limited speech during shared storybook reading |
| title_fullStr | Using a matrix strategy to teach graphic symbol combinations to children with limited speech during shared storybook reading |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using a matrix strategy to teach graphic symbol combinations to children with limited speech during shared storybook reading |
| title_short | Using a matrix strategy to teach graphic symbol combinations to children with limited speech during shared storybook reading |
| title_sort | using a matrix strategy to teach graphic symbol combinations to children with limited speech during shared storybook reading |
| topic | Aided communication Augmentative and alternative communication Children Graphic symbol combinations Language learning Limited speech Matrix strategy Prompting hierarchy Multiple probe design Shared storybook reading UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25518 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06132013-163255/ |