Literacy Assessment and Instruction with Children who Use Limited Speech
We have recently received funding as part of the RERC on AAC (https://rerc2025.aac-learning-center.org/) to develop a new literacy assessment measure to support greater access to literacy instruction for children between 4 – 8 years of age (PreK – 3rd grades) who have a developmental disability and may use limited speech and/or Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
We want to hear from parents, teachers and speech-language pathologists about your literacy practices, challenges, successes, and ideas we should consider when developing this new assessment tool. If you support a child/children between 4- 8 years of age who use limited speech (may use no speech, some speech, or mostly unintelligible speech) and may also use AAC, we’d love to hear from you at the link below! You will have the option to choose to participate in a 60-minute follow-up interview, where if selected, you will receive a $50 gift card for participating.
To participate, click on the link below:
Developmental Disabilities Research Registry and Repository
We are currently recruiting individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to participate in our Developmental Disabilities Research Registry and Repository. The registry will allow researchers to contact interested families about ongoing opportunities within our school that could benefit children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Parents will also have the opportunity to gain more information about how their child is communicating. We are currently recruiting families with a child between birth and 5 years of age.
