Functional Communication
Analyzing the Non-Linguistic Skills of Individuals with Severe or Profound Handicaps
Published on 31. December 1991
Book
Hardback
129 pages
978-3-540-97261-7 (ISBN)
Description
"Functional Communication" presents the results of research accomplished through the joint sponsorship of the Sonoma Development Center (SDS) and the College of Education of Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and examines the development of pre-language and non-linguistic skills in individuals with various types and degrees of developmental disabilities. Utilizing the dichotomies that may exist between communication skills and language, the book explores communication skills rather than the acquisition of formal language systems. In addition to a comprehensive discussion of the Sonoma Research Project - facilities, subject, issues, investigations methods, data analysis design and result and methods - the book considers major theories of communication development and intervention models available for developing non-linguistic communications.
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Content
Theories of communication development; research on non-linguistic communication functioning of individuals with severe or profound handicaps; intervention methods to develop non-linguistic communications; the Sonoma Research project - facilities, population communication needs, and subjects; the Sonoma research project - issues, variables, and methods of investigation; the Sonoma research project - data analysis design and results; the Sonoma research project - discussion and conclusions.