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Christine Holyfield

@Holyfield_AAC

Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Arkansas; Studies Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Joined October 2012
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Christine Holyfield @Holyfield_AAC
New study in @AACjourn details an intervention study using AAC to support children who are emerging symbolic communicators' participation in social routines
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
www.tandfonline.com Effect of AAC intervention on communication within social routines from preschool-age emerging... Preschool-age children learn, build social connections, and develop language through social interactions. Preschool-age emerging symbolic communicators with developmental disabilities require augme...
Christine Holyfield @Holyfield_AAC
Read #OpenAccess "External challenges for individuals who need or use AAC who are learning language: lived experiences, key research findings, and future directions" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
www.tandfonline.com External challenges for individuals who need or use AAC who are learning language: lived experien... Language skills are essential to effective communication, but learning language is by no means a simple process for individuals with developmental disabilities who cannot rely on speech alone to be...
Christine Holyfield @Holyfield_AAC
Read freely available "Overcoming barriers to literacy for individuals who need or use AAC: lived experiences, key research findings, and future directions" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
www.tandfonline.com Overcoming barriers to literacy for individuals who need or use AAC: lived experiences, key... Literacy supports participation in education, employment, healthcare, and community living, and enhances communication for individuals who need or use augmentative and alternative communication (AA...
Christine Holyfield @Holyfield_AAC
Clinicians and teachers, we hope this article might be useful as you consider providing literacy opportunities for individuals with extensive support needs who are in the emerging stages of learning language
SIGPerspectives @SIGPerspectives Nov 26, 2024
This article from #ASHASIG12 shows how teachers and SLPs can use universal design for learning (UDL) principles to help emerging communicators who use AAC participate in language and word reading on.asha.org/3CEuPGJ @MGHInstitute @buslhs @UArkansas #AAC
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Christine Holyfield @Holyfield_AAC
Very much looking forward to this important conference, and honored to be serving as a panelist discussing research translation
The Ken Kennedy Institute @ricekenkennedy Jul 26, 2023
This year's #AIHealthConference, hosted by @RiceKenKennedy, is designed for researchers, engineers, clinicians, and entrepreneurs interested in using #AI to provide the next generation of healthcare solutions.

Register now for #AIHC23 at bit.ly/aihc2023!
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