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Selected Bibliography:
Augmentative Communication

Contributed by Beverly Vicker

The following bibliography presents an array of potential sources of information and ideas, some classics and some new. The list is diverse since it is intended for professionals, university students, and family members. Some of the materials may be available from the Center for Disability Information and Referral (CeDIR) at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community. You can contact CeDir by calling (812) 855-9396 (voice/TT). Materials are only available for checkout by Indiana residents. Some may be available through interlibrary loan.

If you are unable to obtain articles through your local library system, a copy may be obtained through the Indiana Resource Center for Autism. Articles are available at a cost of 10 cents per page. Contact Terri Klingelhoefer by phone at (812)855-6508 or via email at tklingel@indiana.edu for further information.

The listing below of specific books, journal articles, book chapters, videos and websites does not constitute endorsement by Indiana University, the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, or the Indiana Resource Center for Autism.

Books, Monographs, and Topical Issues of Journals

Acredolo, L., & Goodwyn, S. (1996). Baby signs. Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books.

Baumgart, D., Johnson, J., & Helmstetter, E. (1990). Augmentative and alternative communication systems for persons with moderate and severe disabilities. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Beukelman, D. (Ed.). (1992). [Topical issue]. Seminars in Speech and Language, 13(2).

Beukelman, D., & Miranda, P. (1998). Augmentative and alternative communication: Management of severe communication disorders in children and adults (2nd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Biklen, D. & Cardinal, D. (1997). Contested words, contested science: Unraveling the facilitated communication controversy. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Bondy, A. & Frost, L. (2002). A picture’s worth: PECS and other visual communication strategies in autism. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House.

Bornstein, H., Saulnier, K. L., & Hamilton, L. B. (Eds.). (1983). Comprehensive signed English dictionary. Washington, DC: Gallaudet Press.

Bornstein, H., & Saulnier, K. L. (1987). The signed English schoolbook. Washington, DC: Kendall Green Publications.

Bornstein, H., & Saulnier, K. L. (1984). The signed English starter. Washington, DC: Gallaudet Press.

Collier, B. (2000). See what we say: Situational vocabulary for adults who use augmentative and alternative communication. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Downing, J. E. (1999). Teaching communication skills to students with severe disabilities. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Dunn, M. L. (1982). Pre-sign language motor skills: Skill starters for motor development. Tucson, AZ: Communication Skill Builders.

Elder, P., & Goossens’, C. (1996). Communication overlays for engineering training environments, Books I-IV (for adolescents and adults). Birmingham, AL: Southeast Augmentative Communication Conference Publications.

Elder, P., & Goossens’, C. (1994). Engineering training environments for interactive, augmentative communication: Strategies for adolescents and adults who are moderately/ severely developmentally delayed. Birmingham, AL: Southeast Augmentative Communication Conference Publications.

Ely, S. (2000). What is assistive technology: A basic guide for individuals with disabilities and their families (Rev. ed.). Bloomington, IN: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.

Erickson, K., Koppenhaver, D., & Yoder, D. (2003). Waves of words: Augmented communicators read and write. Toronto, Canada: International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.


Fried-Oken, M. & Bersani, H. A. (2000). Speaking up and spelling it out: Personal essays on augmentative and alternative communication. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Frost, L. A., & Bondy, A. S. (1994). PECS, the Picture Exchange Communication System: Training manual. Cherry Hill, NJ: Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc.

Glennen, S., & DeCoste, D. (1997). The handbook of augmentative and alternative communication. San Diego, CA: Singular Publishing Group.

Goossens’, C., Crain, S., & Elder, P. (1994). Communication displays for engineered preschool environments, Books I-II. Birmingham, AL: Southeast Augmentative Communication Conference Publications.

Goossens’, C., Crain, S., & Elder, P. (1992). Engineering the preschool environment for interactive symbol communication: 18 months to 5 years developmentally. Birmingham, AL: Southeast Augmentative Communication Conference Publications.

Hodgdon, J. (1999). Solving behavior problems in autism: Improving communication with visual strategies. Troy, MI: QuickRoberts Publishing.

Hodgdon, J. (1995). Visual strategies for improving communication (Vol. 1): Practical supports for school and home. Troy, MI: QuickRoberts Publishing.

Johnson, J. M., Baumgart, D., Helmstetter, E., & Curry, C. (1996). Augmenting basic communication in natural contexts. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Lane, L. G. (1990). The Gallaudet survival guide to signing. (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Gallaudet Press.

Light, J. C., & Binger, C. (1998). Building communicative competence with individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Lloyd, L., Fuller, D., & Arvidson, H. (Eds.). (1997). Augmentative and alternative communication: A handbook of principles and practices. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

McCarthy, C. F., McLean, L., Miller, J., Paul-Brown, D, Romski, M.A., Rourk, J. D., & Yoder, D. E. (1998). Communication supports checklist for serving individuals with severe disabilities. Baltimore, MD: Paul Brookes Publishing.

Montgomery, J. (Ed.). (1987). Applications of augmentative communication in schools and clinics [Topical issue]. Seminars in Speech and Language, 8(2).

Musselwhite, C. (1991). Mini-grants and volunteers: Developing support for augmentative communication programs. Birmingham, AL: Southeast Augmentative Communication Conference Publications.

Reichle, J., Beukelman, D. R., & Light, J. C. (Eds.). (2002). Exemplary practices for beginning communicators: Implications for AAC. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Romski, M. A., & Sevick, R. A. (1996). Breaking the speech barrier: Language development through augmented means. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Rouse, C., & Katera. (1999). Ideas for using classroom materials to teach academics to nonverbal children. Solana Beach, CA: Mayer-Johnson Company.

Rouse, C., & Katera. (1997). Quick and easy: Ideas and materials to help the nonverbal child “talk” at home. Solana Beach, CA: Mayer-Johnson Company.

Schlosser, R. W. (2003). The efficacy of augmentative and alternative communication: Toward an evidence-based practice. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Siegel-Causey, E., & Guess, D. (1989). Enhancing nonsymbolic communication interactions among learners with severe disabilities. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Skelly, M. (1979). Amer-Ind gestural code based on universal American Indian hand talk. New York, NY: Elsevier.

Tennant, R. A., & Brown, M.G. (1998). The American sign language handshape dictionary. Washington, DC: Gallaudet Press.

Twachtman-Cullen, D. (1997). A passion to believe: Autism and facilitated communication. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Vicker, B. (1996). Using tangible symbols for communication purposes: An optional step in building the two-way communication process. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.

Articles and Book Chapters

Alm, N. (1993). The development of augmentative and alternative communication systems to assist with social communication. Technology and Disability, 2(3), 1-18.

American Speech- Language-Hearing Association. (2002). Augmentative and alternative communication: Knowledge and skills for service delivery. ASHA Supplement 22, 97-106.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2004). Augmentative and alternative communication: Technical report.

Beukelman, D., McGinnis, J., & Morrow, D. (1991). Vocabulary selection in augmentative and alternative communication. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 7(3), 171-185.

Blischak, D. M. (1994). Phonological awareness: Implications for individuals with little or no functional speech. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 10(4), 245-254.

Calculator, S. (1999). AAC outcomes for children and youths with severe disabilities: When seeing is believing. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 15(1), 4-12.

Calculator, S. (1999). Look who’s pointing now: Cautions related to clinical use of facilitated communication. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. 30(4), 408-414.

Calculator, S. (2002). Use of enhanced natural gestures to foster interactions between children with Angleman Syndrome and their parents. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 11, 340-355.

Calculator, S., & Jorgensen, C. (1991). Integrating AAC instruction into regular education settings: Expounding on best practices. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 7(3), 204-214.

Capone, N. C. & McGregor, K. K. (2004). Gestural development: A review for clinical and research practices. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 47, 173-186.

Cress, C.(2004). Augmentative and alternative communication and language: Understanding and responding to parents’ perspectives. Topics in Language Disorders. 24(1), 51-61.

Cumley, G. D. & Swanson, S. (1999). Augmentative and alternative communication options for children with developmental apraxia of speech: Three case studies. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 15, 110-125.

Dowden, P. A., & Marriner, N. A. (1995). Augmentative and alternative communication: Treatment principles and strategies. Seminars in Speech and Language, 16(2), 140-157.

Drager, K. D., Light, J., Speltz, J. C., Fallon, K. A. & Jeffries, L. Z. (2003). The performance of typically developing 2 ½ year olds on dynamic display AAC technologies with different system layouts and language organizations. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 46, 298-312.

Duchan, J. F. (1999). Views of facilitated communication: What’s the point? Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. 30(4), 401-407.

Durand, V. M. & Merges, E. (2001). Functional communication training: A contemporary analytic intervention for problem behaviors. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 16(2), 110-119, 136.

Granlund, M. & Olsson, C. (1999). Efficacy of communication intervention for presymbolic communicators. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 15, 25-37.

Hunt, P., Soto, G., Maier, J., Muller, E., & Goetz, L. (2002). Collaborative teaming to support students with AAC communication needs in general education classrooms. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 18(1), 20-35.

Light, J. (1997). “Communication is the essence of human life”: Reflections on communicative competence. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 13(2), 61-70.

Light, J., DaHilo, J., English, J., Gutierrez, L., & Hartz, J. (1992). Instructing facilitators to support the communication of people who use augmentative communication systems. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 35(4), 865-875.

Johnston, S. S., Reichle, J. & Evans, J. (2004). Supporting augmentative and alternative communication use by beginning communicators with severe disabilities. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 13, 20-30.

Kangas, K., & Lloyd, L. (1988). Early cognitive skills as prerequisites to augmentative and alternative communication use: What are we waiting for? AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 4(3), 211-221.

Koul. R. K., Schlosser, R. W. & Sancibrian, S. (2001). Effects of symbol, referent, and instructional variables on the acquisition of aided and unaided symbols by individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 16(3), 162-169.

McLean, J., McLean, L., Brady, N., & Etter, R. (1991). Communication profiles of two types of gestures using nonverbal persons with severe to profound mental retardation. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 34(2), 294-308.

Mirenda, P. (2001). Autism, augmentative communication, and assistive technology: What do we really know? Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 16(3), 141-151.

Mirenda, P. (1985). Designing pictorial communication systems for physically able bodied students with severe handicaps. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1(1), 58-64.

Mirenda, P. (1992). School to post school transition planning for augmentative and alternative communication users. Seminars in Speech and Language, 13(2), 130-142.

Mirenda, P. (1997). Supporting individuals with challenging behaviors through functional communication training and AAC: Research review. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 13(4), 207-225.

Mirenda, P. (2003). Toward functional augmentative and alternative communication for students with autism: Manual signs, graphic symbols, and voice output communication aids. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. 34, 203-216.

Mostert, M.P. (2001). Facilitated communication since 1995: A review of published studies. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 31(3), 287- 313.

Nigam, R. (2001). Dynamic assessment of graphic symbol combinations by children with autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 16(3), 190-197.

Oxley, J. D., & Norris, J. A. (2000). Children’s use of memory strategies: Relevance to voice output communication aid use. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 16(2), 79-94.

Paul, R. (1997). Facilitating transitions in language development for children using AAC. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 13(3), 141-148.

Reichle, J., York, J., & Eynon, D. (1989). Influence of indicating preferences for initiating, maintaining, and terminating interactions. In F. Brown & D. Lehr (Eds.), Persons with profound disabilities: Issues and practices (pp. 191-211). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.

Rowland, C., & Schweigert, P. (2000). Tangible symbols, tangible outcomes. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 16(2), 61-78.

Schlosser, R. W. & Blischak, D. (2001). Is there a role for speech output in interventions for persons with autism? A review. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 16(3), 170-178.

Sigafoos, J. (1999). Creating opportunities for augmentative and alternative communication: Strategies for involving people with developmental disabilities. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 15(3), 183-190.

Sigafoos, J. & Drasgow, E. (2001), Conditional use of aided and unaided AAC: A review and clinical case demonstration. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 16(3), 152-161.

Spragale, D., & Micueci, D. (1990). Signs of the week: A functional approach to manual sign training. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 6(1), 29-37.

Stephenson, J., & Linfoot, K. (1996). Pictures as communication symbols for students with severe intellectual disability. AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 12(4), 244-255.

Sturm, J. M. & Clendon, S. A. (2004). Augmentative and alternative communication, language, and literacy: Fostering the relationship. Topics in Language Disorders. 24(1), 76-91.

Trepagnier, C. (1995). Design goals for augmentative communication. Communication Outlook, 17(1), 12-21.

Videos

Frost, L., & Bondy, A. (1998). An introduction to PECS: The Picture Exchange Communication System. [video recording]. Newark, DE: Pyramid Educational Consultants.

McLean, J., Sack, S., McLean, L., O’Connor, A., & Simmons, S. (1990). Developing communicative interactions [training videos and manuals]. Parsons, KS: University of Kansas, Bureau of Child Research.

National Center to Improve Practice. (1994). Welcome to my preschool: Communicating with technology. [video recording]. Newton, MA: Author.

Rouse, C., & Katera (1997). How to set up your home to help the nonverbal child. [video recording]. Solana Beach, CA: Mayer-Johnson Company.

Rowland, C., & Schweigert, P. (1996). Tangible symbol systems [video recording]. San Antonio, TX: Communication Skill Builders.

Savner, J. (1996). Visual supports in the classroom. [video recording]. Shawnee Mission, KS: Autism/ Asperger Syndrome Publishing Company.

Weitz, C. R. & DeCoste, D. C. (2001). AAC in the schools: From consideration to implementation. [video recording and manual]. Rockville, MD: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Websites

Beyond Autism: http://trainland.tripod.com

David Beukelman-the University of Nebraska Barkley AAC Center: www.aac.unl.edu

Communication Aid Manufacturer’s Association (CAMA): www.aacproducts.com

Pati King-Debaun: http://www.creative-comm.com

Pat Dowden- the University of Washington: http://depts.washington.edu/augcom

Musselwhite & Maro: www.aacintervention.com

Additional IRCA Articles

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Vicker, B. (1999). Selected bibliography: Augmentative communication. The Reporter, 4(2), 1-3, 13.

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