Research

Peer support interventions for preschoolers with ASD (Chapin et al., 2018)

January 25, 2019 by David McNaughton

Chapin et al (2018) provide a systematic review of the impact of peer support interventions on the communication of preschoolers with ASD.

AAC and persons with ALS (McNaughton et al., 2018)

January 25, 2019 by David McNaughton

McNaughton et al (2018) report the results of survey of persons with ALS regarding their experiences with AAC.

Training pre-service SLPs to use family-centered behaviors (Mandak et al., 2018)

January 21, 2019 by David McNaughton

At the 2018 ASHA Conference, Mandak et al. presented their findings on an online training designed to improve the family-centered skill sets of pre-service SLPs.

RERC on AAC at ATIA 2019

January 17, 2019 by David McNaughton

Many RERC Partners are scheduled to present at the ATIA 2019 Conference in Orlando, FL.

Hospitals as a language learning context for children with complex medical needs (Gormley et al., 2018)

January 10, 2019 by David McNaughton

At the 2018 ASHA Conference, Gormley and colleagues presented a case study of the language learning contexts observed during a hospital stay of a child with CCN.

Alternative access for persons with physical disabilities (Koester et al, 2025)

This paper addresses two main questions: “How well do existing alternative access methods meet users’ needs? And what is the best way to choose the “right” access method(s) for a given individual?”

Koester, H., Koch Fager, S., Gormley, J., Jakobs, E., Johnsen, K., & Brumberg, J. (2025). Supporting effective alternative access for individuals with physical disabilities: state of the science, emerging technologies, and future research directions. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2499676

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Peer support interventions for preschoolers with ASD (Chapin et al., 2018)

AAC and persons with ALS (McNaughton et al., 2018)

Training pre-service SLPs to use family-centered behaviors (Mandak et al., 2018)

RERC on AAC at ATIA 2019

Hospitals as a language learning context for children with complex medical needs (Gormley et al., 2018)

Recent Publications and Presentation

Alternative access for persons with physical disabilities (Koester et al, 2025)

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