Janice Light
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- Bachelors Speech and Hearing Science Ohio University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Janice Light is an American academic who holds the Hintz Family Endowed Chair in Children's Communicative Competence in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Pennsylvania State University. As a Distinguished Professor, she teaches graduate courses and seminars in augmentative and alternative communication and has developed an internationally recognized research program in AAC.
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- The impact of augmentative and alternative communication intervention on the speech production of individuals with developmental disabilities: a research review. (2006) (400)
- The iPad and Mobile Technology Revolution: Benefits and Challenges for Individuals who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2013) (390)
- Toward a definition of communicative competence for individuals using augmentative and alternative communication systems (1989) (361)
- Interaction involving individuals using augmentative and alternative communication systems: State of the art and future directions (1988) (301)
- Communicative Competence for Individuals who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A New Definition for a New Era of Communication? (2014) (290)
- AAC technologies for young children with complex communication needs: State of the science and future research directions (2007) (275)
- The Changing Face of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Past, Present, and Future Challenges (2012) (189)
- Home literacy experiences of preschoolers who use AAC systems and of their nondisabled peers (1993) (187)
- The effect of aided AAC modeling on the expression of multi-symbol messages by preschoolers who use AAC (2007) (186)
- A systematic review of the effectiveness of nurse communication with patients with complex communication needs with a focus on the use of augmentative and alternative communication. (2008) (183)
- Supporting the Communication, Language, and Literacy Development of Children with Complex Communication Needs: State of the Science and Future Research Priorities (2012) (172)
- “Let's go star fishing”: reflections on the contexts of language learning for children who use aided AAC (1997) (159)
- Communicative interaction between young nonspeaking physically disabled children and their primary c (1985) (156)
- “A child needs to be given a chance to succeed”: Parents of individuals who use AAC describe the benefits and challenges of learning AAC technologies (2008) (151)
- Augmentative and alternative communication to support receptive and expressive communication for people with autism. (1998) (133)
- The performance of typically developing 2 1/2-year-olds on dynamic display AAC technologies with different system layouts and language organizations. (2003) (125)
- “Communication is the essence of human life”: reflections on communicative competence (1997) (125)
- ‘Getting your wheel in the door’: successful full-time employment experiences of individuals with cerebral palsy who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2002) (124)
- Designing AAC Research and Intervention to Improve Outcomes for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs (2015) (123)
- Putting People First: Re-Thinking the Role of Technology in Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention (2013) (119)
- Story Reading interactions between preschoolers who use AAC and their mothers (1994) (117)
- General Education Teachers' Experiences with Inclusion of Students who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2003) (114)
- New and emerging AAC technology supports for children with complex communication needs and their communication partners: State of the science and future research directions (2019) (107)
- Communicative interaction between young nonspeaking physically disabled children and their primary caregivers: Part III—modes of communication (1985) (106)
- Long-term outcomes for individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication: Part III – contributing factors (2007) (106)
- Performance of Typically Developing Four- and Five-Year-Old Children with AAC Systems using Different Language Organization Techniques (2004) (100)
- Building communicative competence with individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (1998) (99)
- The Morphology and Syntax of Individuals who use AAC: Research Review and Implications for Effective Practice (2008) (98)
- Demographics of preschoolers who require AAC. (2006) (95)
- Learning of dynamic display AAC technologies by typically developing 3-year-olds: effect of different layouts and menu approaches. (2004) (95)
- AAC Modeling Intervention Research Review (2016) (93)
- Cognitive science and augmentative and alternative communication (1991) (92)
- A Review of Preservice Training in Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Speech-Language Pathologists, Special Education Teachers, and Occupational Therapists (2010) (85)
- Instructing facilitators to support the communication of people who use augmentative communication systems. (1992) (82)
- “Don't give up”: Employment experiences of individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who use augmentative and alternative communication (2001) (81)
- Improving the Design of Augmentative and Alternative Technologies for Young Children (2002) (80)
- Literacy and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC): The expectations and priorities of parents and teachers (1993) (77)
- Attitudes toward Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Research Review (2005) (76)
- “I have chosen to live life abundantly”: Perceptions of leisure by adults who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2008) (74)
- Children's ideas for the design of AAC assistive technologies for young children with complex communication needs (2007) (74)
- Long-term outcomes for individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication: Part II – communicative interaction (2007) (73)
- Long-term outcomes for individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication: Part I – what is a “good” outcome? (2006) (72)
- Challenges and opportunities in augmentative and alternative communication: Research and technology development to enhance communication and participation for individuals with complex communication needs (2019) (72)
- Considerations for the Composition of Visual Scene Displays: Potential Contributions of Information from Visual and Cognitive Sciences (2012) (71)
- Use of electronic communication to develop Mentor-Protégé relationships between adolescent and adult AAC users: Pilot study (2000) (69)
- The effects of direct instruction on the single-word reading skills of children who require augmentative and alternative communication. (2004) (68)
- Community-based employment: experiences of adults who use AAC (1996) (68)
- Exemplary practices for beginning communicators : implications for AAC (2002) (67)
- Systematic review of AAC intervention research for adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (2017) (66)
- Enhancing Vocabulary Selection for Preschoolers Who Require Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) (2001) (66)
- Systematic Review of the Effects of Interventions to Promote Peer Interactions for Children who use Aided AAC (2016) (65)
- Effects of AAC interventions on communication and language for young children with complex communication needs. (2010) (63)
- The form and use of written communication produced by physically disabled individuals using microcomputers (1989) (61)
- Bridging the gap from values to actions: a family systems framework for family-centered AAC services (2017) (61)
- Teaching partner-focused questions to individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication to enhance their communicative competence. (1999) (59)
- Teaching facilitators to support the communication skills of an adult with severe cognitive disabilities: a case study (1989) (59)
- Evidence-based literacy instruction for individuals who require augmentative and alternative communication: a case study of a student with multiple disabilities. (2008) (57)
- Do Augmentative and Alternative Communication Interventions Really Make a Difference?: The Challenges of Efficacy Research (1999) (56)
- Enhancing the Appeal of AAC Technologies for Young Children: Lessons from the Toy Manufacturers (2004) (55)
- Online Training for Paraeducators to Support the Communication of Young Children (2013) (55)
- Designing effective AAC displays for individuals with developmental or acquired disabilities: State of the science and future research directions (2019) (55)
- The effects of message encoding techniques on recall by literate adults using AAC systems (1990) (54)
- “Social Media has Opened a World of ‘Open communication:’” experiences of Adults with Cerebral Palsy who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Social Media (2016) (54)
- The Semantic Organization Patterns of Young Children: Implications for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2003) (52)
- Teaching Paraeducators to Support the Communication of Young Children With Complex Communication Needs (2013) (52)
- Preliminary investigation of visual attention to human figures in photographs: potential considerations for the design of aided AAC visual scene displays. (2011) (49)
- Transition through multiple augmentative and alternative communication systems: a three-year case study of a head injured adolescent (1988) (49)
- Effects of Interventions That Include Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication Input on the Communication of Individuals With Complex Communication Needs: A Meta-Analysis. (2018) (48)
- Re-designing scanning to reduce learning demands: The performance of typically developing 2-year-olds (2006) (48)
- Preliminary Study of Gaze Toward Humans in Photographs by Individuals with Autism, Down Syndrome, or Other Intellectual Disabilities: Implications for Design of Visual Scene Displays (2014) (48)
- Using the iPad to facilitate interaction between preschool children who use AAC and their peers (2016) (47)
- Building capacity in AAC: A person-centred approach to supporting participation by people with complex communication needs (2019) (46)
- "My World Has Expanded Even Though I'm Stuck at Home": Experiences of Individuals With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Social Media. (2015) (46)
- Operational Demands of AAC Mobile Technology Applications on Programming Vocabulary and Engagement During Professional and Child Interactions (2016) (42)
- Opening Up a ‘Whole New World’: Employer and Co-Worker Perspectives on Working with Individuals who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2003) (38)
- Effect of seated position on upper-extremity access to augmentative communication for children with cerebral palsy: preliminary investigation. (2010) (37)
- The Effect of Direct Instruction and Writer's Workshop on the Early Writing Skills of Children Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2004) (36)
- Promoting Peer Interaction for Preschool Children With Complex Communication Needs and Autism Spectrum Disorder. (2018) (33)
- "My dream was to pay taxes": The self-employment experiences of individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (2006) (32)
- The AAC Mentor Project: Web-based instruction in sociorelational skills and collaborative problem solving for adults who use augmentative and alternative communication (2007) (31)
- What We Write about When We Write About AAC: The Past 30 Years of Research and Future Directions (2015) (31)
- Effect of mobile technology featuring visual scene displays and just-in-time programming on communication turns by preadolescent and adolescent beginning communicators (2019) (30)
- From Basic to Applied Research to Improve Outcomes for Individuals Who Require Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Potential Contributions of Eye Tracking Research Methods (2014) (30)
- Effects of dynamic text in an AAC app on sight word reading for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (2018) (29)
- Fostering Emergent Literacy for Children Who Require AAC (2003) (28)
- The effectiveness of grammar instruction for individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication systems: a preliminary study. (2003) (28)
- AAC technologies with visual scene displays and “just in time” programming and symbolic communication turns expressed by students with severe disability (2019) (27)
- Family-centered services for children with complex communication needs: the practices and beliefs of school-based speech-language pathologists (2018) (25)
- Functional seating for school-age children with cerebral palsy: an evidence-based tutorial. (2011) (24)
- Family-centered Services for Children with ASD and Limited Speech: The Experiences of Parents and Speech-language Pathologists (2018) (22)
- Instruction in Letter-Sound Correspondences for Children With Autism and Limited Speech (2016) (22)
- Core vocabulary lists for young children and considerations for early language development: a narrative review (2020) (21)
- Social media experiences of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy who use augmentative and alternative communication (2017) (21)
- The effects of literacy interventions on single-word reading for individuals who use aided AAC: a systematic review (2018) (20)
- Enhancing Independent Participation Within Vocational Activities for an Adolescent With ASD Using AAC Video Visual Scene Displays (2018) (20)
- Effect of AAC partner training using video on peers’ interpretation of the behaviors of presymbolic middle-schoolers with multiple disabilities* (2018) (19)
- The effects of internet-based instruction on the social problem solving of young adults who use augmentative and alternative communication (2007) (18)
- Message-encoding techniques for augmentative communication systems: the recall performances of adults with severe speech impairments. (1992) (18)
- Typical Toddlers' Participation in "Just-in-Time" Programming of Vocabulary for Visual Scene Display Augmentative and Alternative Communication Apps on Mobile Technology: A Descriptive Study. (2017) (18)
- Comparison of the effects of mobile technology AAC apps on programming visual scene displays (2017) (17)
- Setting the Stage for Leisure: Encouraging Reciprocal Communication for People Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems Through Facilitator Instruction (1993) (17)
- Instructional effectiveness of an integrated theater arts program for children using augmentative and alternative communication and their nondisabled peers: Preliminary study (2001) (17)
- Teaching Automatic Linear Scanning for Computer Access: A Case Study of a Preschooler with Severe Physical and Communication Disabilities (1993) (17)
- Videos With Integrated AAC Visual Scene Displays to Enhance Participation in Community and Vocational Activities: Pilot Case Study With an Adolescent With Autism Spectrum Disorder (2017) (15)
- Using AAC video visual scene displays to increase participation and communication within a volunteer activity for adolescents with complex communication needs (2020) (15)
- Using Digital Texts in Interactive Reading Activities for Children with Language Delays and Disorders: A Review of the Research Literature and Pilot Study (2017) (15)
- A comparison of two approaches for representing AAC vocabulary for young children (2015) (14)
- Digital Books with Dynamic Text and Speech Output: Effects on Sight Word Reading for Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2018) (14)
- Effect of an application with video visual scene displays on communication during play: pilot study of a child with autism spectrum disorder and a peer (2019) (13)
- Effect of Video Embedded with Hotspots with Dynamic Text on Single-Word Recognition by Children with Multiple Disabilities (2019) (12)
- “What Have You Been Doing?”: Supporting Displaced Talk Through Augmentative and Alternative Communication Video Visual Scene Display Technology (2018) (11)
- Designing Dynamic Display AAC Systems for Young Children With Complex Communication Needs (2006) (11)
- Effect of AAC technology with dynamic text on the single-word recognition of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (2020) (11)
- Programing AAC just-in-time for beginning communicators: the process (2019) (10)
- Factors Affecting Computer Mouse Use for Young Children: Implications for AAC (2012) (10)
- Preliminary investigation of visual attention to complex AAC visual scene displays in individuals with and without developmental disabilities (2019) (10)
- The effects of explicit instruction in academic vocabulary during shared book reading on the receptive vocabulary of children with complex communication needs (2018) (10)
- A Comparison of Accuracy and Rate of Transcription by Adults with Learning Disabilities Using a Continuous Speech Recognition System and a Traditional Computer Keyboard (2005) (8)
- Providing Services to Individuals With Complex Communication Needs in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting: The Experiences and Perspectives of Speech-Language Pathologists. (2019) (8)
- Fifteen Years Later: An Investigation of the Long-Term Outcomes of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Interventions. (2001) (8)
- Re-thinking Access to AAC Technologies for Young Children: Simplifying the Learning Demands (2004) (7)
- Parents' Perspectives on Leisure Patterns of Youth Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems. (1995) (7)
- Effects of an AAC App with Transition to Literacy Features on Single-Word Reading of Individuals with Complex Communication Needs (2020) (6)
- Reflections from Fellows of ISAAC (2016) (6)
- Exemplary Practices To Develop the Communicative Competence of Students Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Final Grant Report. (1996) (5)
- Making a Difference: A Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of The International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2008) (5)
- Effects of a Literacy Feature in an Augmentative and Alternative Communication App on Single-Word Reading of Individuals with Severe Autism Spectrum Disorders (2021) (5)
- The effects of AAC video visual scene display technology on the communicative turns of preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (2021) (5)
- Use of Augmentative Communication With Persons With Broca's Aphasia: A Case Study (1991) (5)
- A Comparison of the Performance of 5-year-old Children with Typical Development using Iconic Encoding in AAC Systems with and without Icon Prediction on a Fixed Display (2010) (4)
- Maximizing the Literacy Skills of Individuals Who Require AAC (2006) (4)
- Child-Parent-Provider Interactions of a Child With Complex Communication Needs in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility: A Pilot Study. (2020) (3)
- "Two Friends Spending Time Together": The Impact of Video Visual Scene Displays on Peer Social Interaction for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder. (2021) (3)
- Personalized AAC Intervention to Increase Participation and Communication for a Young Adult With Down Syndrome (2021) (3)
- The Effects of Shared e-Book Reading With Dynamic Text and Speech Output on the Single-Word Reading Skills of Young Children With Developmental Disabilities. (2020) (3)
- The Effects of an Online Training on Preservice Speech-Language Pathologists' Use of Family-Centered Skills. (2020) (3)
- Personalized Early AAC Intervention to Build Language and Literacy Skills (2021) (3)
- Visual Attention to Cued Targets in Simulated Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication Displays for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. (2021) (2)
- Exploration of multimodal alternative access for individuals with severe motor impairments: Proof of concept (2021) (2)
- Video Visual Scene Displays with Dynamic Text: Effect on Single-Word Reading by an Adolescent with Cerebral Palsy. (2020) (2)
- The Penn State Partnerships in AAC Project: A Multidisciplinary Preservice Program for Speech Language Pathologists and Special Education Teachers (2004) (2)
- Effects of video visual scene display technology on the symbolic communicative turns taken by preschoolers with ASD during a shared activity (2018) (2)
- Effects of adapted Letter-Sound correspondence instruction with older learners with complex communication needs and autism spectrum disorder. (2022) (1)
- AAC Technology Transfer: An AAC-RERC Report (2009) (1)
- AAC & Interactive Play: Language Learning in Children With Autism (Kathryn (2005) (1)
- The Penn State Partnerships in AAC Pro ject: A Multidisciplinary Preservice Program for Speech Language Pathologists and Special Education Teachers (2004) (1)
- Further message encoding research: response to Williams (1991) (1991) (1)
- Black Children With Developmental Disabilities Receive Less Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention Than Their White Peers: Preliminary Evidence of Racial Disparities From a Secondary Data Analysis. (2022) (0)
- Effects of an Augmentative and Alternative Communication Technology Decoding Feature on Single-Word Reading by Individuals With Down Syndrome and Limited Functional Speech. (2023) (0)
- Effect of Video Augmentative and Alternative Communication Technology on Communication During Play With Peers for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. (2022) (0)
- Training preservice SLPs’ family-centered skills (Mandak et al., 2020) (2020) (0)
- Lessons for the AAC field: a tribute to Dr. David Beukelman (2022) (0)
- Developing a research base for understanding the demands of message encoding techniques: a response to Bray and Goossens' (1991) (1991) (0)
- Effect of Video Embedded with Hotspots with Dynamic Text on Single-Word Recognition by Children with Multiple Disabilities (2019) (0)
- Peer interaction for children with CCN and ASD (Therrien & Light, 2018) (2018) (0)
- Family-centered Services for Children with ASD and Limited Speech: The Experiences of Parents and Speech-language Pathologists (2017) (0)
- Language Intervention Programs for Autistic Children. (1983) (0)
- Supporting Peer Interactions for Students with Complex Communication Needs in Inclusive Settings: Paraeducator Roles. (2021) (0)
- Leisure patterns of people using augmentative and alternative communication systems. (1991) (0)
- Effects of aided AAC input (O'Neill et al., 2018) (2018) (0)
- Supporting Children's Communication of Choices During Inpatient Rehabilitation: Effects of a Mobile Training for Health Care Providers. (2023) (0)
- Digital Books with Dynamic Text and Speech Output: Effects on Sight Word Reading for Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2018) (0)
- System Appeal/Attitudes (2002) (0)
- Video visual scene displays (Babb et al., 2021) (2021) (0)
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