Building Language Competence With Students Using AAC Devices: Six Challenges

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail M. Van Tatenhove
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
American Education ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Language Therapist ◽  
School Subjects ◽  
School Day

Abstract There is an adage used by teachers in the American education system that says, “You learn to communicate before you communicate to learn.” This saying reminds us that communication skills are the foundation for learning and that naturally developing children are generally competent communicators before they enter school. They use their foundational language skills to be successful in the classroom. This adage is not typically true for students using AAC systems. These students often enter school without competent communication skills and must work on these skills, while also trying to master school subjects. The reader is challenged to assess his or her role in the language development process of children using AAC systems. Speech-language pathologists will be encouraged to go beyond the role of programming AAC devices and return to the role of “language therapist.” Educators, who spend the majority of the school day with the student, are reminded that they hold the keys to augmentative communication success in schools. Their role is critical in supporting and applying language skills in the classroom.

scholarly journals Communication in the Hospitality Industry: Azzuma Korean Restaurant in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Zia Kemala ◽  
Khoirul Fajri ◽  
Sophia Nurhalida Maulani
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Resort Hotel

The restaurant is one of the important facilities in the hospitality industry. It supports the guest's comfort when staying at a hotel. The restaurant serves to provide food and drinks for guests who stay and visit the hotel. The waiter served this service. The role of the waiter is one of an influential factor in bridging between guests and food providers. Therefore, waiters are required to be good in communication, whether in national or international languages. Language skills are important to support the work of waiters or waitresses because language is the ability possessed by humans to communicate with other humans. Hence, the research was conducted to found out the obstacles faced by waiters when served Korean guests and how to overcome the obstacles of waiters when served Korean guests. This research was conducted for five months at Azzuma Restaurant in Nilai Springs Resort Hotel, Negeri Sembilan Malaysia. This research applied a qualitative research design. The data collection was collected through observation, interviews, and literature study. Based on the research, there were two findings related to communication skills in the hospitality industry. First, the waiters faced several obstacles when served Korean guests at Azuma Fusion restaurant. Therefore the information can not be transferred well from the customer to the waiter. Second, it was found that there are several ways to overcome the obstacles when served Korean guests at Azuma Fusion restaurant.

The Effect of Older Siblings on Language Development as a Function of Age Difference and Sex

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 1333-1343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi Havron ◽  
Franck Ramus ◽  
Barbara Heude ◽  
Anne Forhan ◽  
Alejandrina Cristia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Age Difference ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Verbal Skills ◽  
Moderating Factors ◽  
Age Gap ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Older Siblings

The number of older siblings a child has is negatively correlated with the child’s verbal skills, perhaps because of competition for parents’ attention. In the current study, we examined the role of siblings’ sex and age gap as moderating factors, reasoning that they affect older siblings’ tendency to compensate for reduced parental attention. We hypothesized that children with an older sister have better language abilities than children with an older brother, especially when there is a large age gap between the two siblings. We reanalyzed data from the EDEN cohort ( N = 1,154) and found that children with an older sister had better language skills than those with an older brother. Contrary to predictions, results showed that the age gap between siblings was not associated with language skills and did not interact with sex. Results suggest that the negative effect of older siblings on language development may be entirely due to the role of older brothers. Our findings invite further research on the mechanisms involved in this effect.

scholarly journals STUDENTS� PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROLE OF OPEN ACCESS CENTRE AND LANGUAGE LABORATORY AS SUPPORTING UNITS IN DEVELOPING ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Wuryani Hartanto
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Language Laboratory ◽  
Average Students ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
English Language Skills

This study aims at revealing the perception of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 academic year studentsof the Faculty of Letters on two supporting units at the faculty, namely Open Access Centre (OAC) and Language Laboratory (LL) in enhancing their English Language Skills. The results show that the average students consider both OAC and LL useful in developing their English Language competence. On the whole, they are satisfied with the existence of these two media except for a few things which need improving, such as facilities and instruments.

scholarly journals The Role of Storytelling Methods Using Hand Puppets in Early Children’s Language Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-91
Author(s):  
Nurul Mujahidah ◽  
Eka Damayanti ◽  
Ahmad Afiif
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Receptive Language ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Data Collection Technique

Using hand puppets in a storytelling activity (which can resemble human or animal forms) as a learning medium has many beneficial. This study aims to determine the role of the hand puppet storytelling method in early childhood language development. This research uses a library research type, Systematic Literature Review (SLR), namely the study of various scientific studies relevant to research to obtain inferences in the form of new findings that can later be replicated. The data source used is secondary data, which has been previously published in the form of books, journals, and previous studies. The data collection technique in this research is documentation. The data analysis technique uses content analysis, a research technique for making inferences that can be replicated. The results showed that storytelling using hand puppet media played a role in developing children’s language. The role of the storytelling method using hand puppet media in early childhood language development, namely (1) encouraging children to be more skilled at speaking; (2) make children more interested and more active in listening; (3) increasing children’s self-confidence; (4) improve children’s listening skills; (5) developing receptive language skills of children; (6) developing children’s early literacy; (7) enabling children to retell stories that they’ve been heard; (8) add word recognition and vocabulary to children’s language; and (9) developing children’s oral language skills. This research has implications for learning, especially for teachers to use various media and appropriate learning methods according to the child’s learning type. Children become interested and more enthusiastic in participating in the learning process.

scholarly journals Development of communication skills in a bilingual child of Czech-Vietnamese origin in preschool age from the viewpoint of speech pathology

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Tereza Teofilová ◽  
Jana Mironova Tabachová ◽  
Kateřina Vitásková
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Auditory Memory ◽  
Speech Pathology ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Linguistic Interference

The article describes the experience of conducting speech therapy with a bilingual (sequential bilingualism) boy of Vietnamese origin in preschool age. The authors identify main differences between Czech and Vietnamese, and also point to specific linguistic interference occurring in the case of a Vietnamese-speaking person learning Czech. The aim of the authors is to describe the development of the boy’s language skills and the possibilities for his language development in kindergarten and during preparatory classes for school education. Speech therapy aimed at supporting the development of communication skills lasted seven months and involved the inclusion of multi-sensory games and activities to support various language levels. Particular emphasis was placed on auditory differentiation (including vowel quantity), auditory memory and phonological awareness (including the division of words into syllables and the analysis and synthesis of sounds).

3. Learning language

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usha Goswami
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Growth Spurt ◽  
Learning Language ◽  
Learning Growth

‘Learning language’ considers how babies and toddlers develop language skills by looking at the role of Parentese, otherwise known as infant-directed speech, the importance of sound cues, and the role of gestures. Babies’ brains seem to be primed to pick up language with immense speed. Why do babies appear to have a language learning growth ‘spurt’ at 18 months? How can we explain similiarities of language development across cultures? One reason that babies learn words with apparent ease is that they have conceptual expectations about what people are using certain words for.

scholarly journals The Role Of Language Competence In The German Language

2020 ◽  
Vol 02 (12) ◽  
pp. 404-406
Author(s):  
Kakhorova Zabarjad ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Specific Role ◽  
German Language ◽  
Language Competence

This article focuses on the specific role language skills play in Language Learning, with an emphasis on the role of language skills in German and which is Conveyed to learners.

The Role of the SLP in Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening and Assessment

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Philofsky
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Prevalence Estimates ◽  
Notable Increase ◽  
Screening Assessment ◽  
Critical Components

AbstractRecent prevalence estimates for autism have been alarming as a function of the notable increase. Speech-language pathologists play a critical role in screening, assessment and intervention for children with autism. This article reviews signs that may be indicative of autism at different stages of language development, and discusses the importance of several psychometric properties—sensitivity and specificity—in utilizing screening measures for children with autism. Critical components of assessment for children with autism are reviewed. This article concludes with examples of intervention targets for children with ASD at various levels of language development.

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