Chronicles: Supporting Conversational Narrative in Alternative and Augmentative Communication

Abstract

Abstract. Individuals share experiences and build relationships through the medium of narrative. Lifelong personal narratives play a key role in developing social identity. Individuals with little or no functional speech due to severe speech and physical impairments (SSPI) find it difficult to share personal narrative as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems do not support interactive story telling. As a result, people with congenital SSPI who use AAC may not have learned the linguistic skills involved in sharing narratives. The Chronicles software was developed to support the sharing of personal narrative. Conversational analysis of a conversation using Chronicles illustrates how the system can support more natural conversations when using AAC.

Communicative Competence for Individuals who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A New Definition for a New Era of Communication?

“…Twenty fi ve years ago, there was an emphasis on providing the means to express needs and wants; increasingly there is a growing recognition that communication extends well beyond needs and wants, and must serve to foster the development of social relationships, the exchange of information, and participation in social etiquette routines (De Leo, Lubas, & Mitchell, 2012;Waller et al, 2013). Perhaps the mother of Brian, an 8-year-old boy with severe multiple disabilities, summed it up best when she said, " There ' s more to life than cookies " (Light, Parsons & Drager, 2002;p.…”

“…Twenty five years ago, there was an emphasis on providing the means to express needs and wants; increasingly there is a growing recognition that communication extends well beyond needs and wants, and must serve to foster the development of social relationships, the exchange of information and participation in social etiquette routines (De Leo, Lubas, & Mitchell, 2012;Waller et al, 2013).…”

توقیت تقدیم تعزیز الوکیل الرسومی( المتواصل – المتقطع) المصاحب لأنشطة القصة الرقمیة وأثرها على السلوک الإنسحابی ومدة الانتباه وتنمیة بعض المفاهیم ما قبل الأکادیمیة لدى الأطفال المعاقین عقلیا ًالقابلین للتدریب

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