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  2. Augmentative and alternative communication - Wikipedia

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    Speech generating device using a visual scene display, accessed using a head mouse. Visual scene displays are a different method of organizing and presenting symbols. These are depictions of events, people, objects, and related actions in a picture, photograph, or virtual environment representing a situation, place, or specific experience.

  3. Gestures in language acquisition - Wikipedia

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    Gestures are distinct from manual signs in that they do not belong to a complete language system. [6] For example, pointing through the extension of a body part, especially the index finger to indicate interest in an object is a widely used gesture that is understood by many cultures [7] On the other hand, manual signs are conventionalized—they are gestures that have become a lexical element ...

  4. Words and Pictures (film) - Wikipedia

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    On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 43% based on 95 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10.The site's critical consensus reads: "While both talented performers in their own right, Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen are decidedly mismatched in Words and Pictures, and they aren't done many favors by the movie's awkwardly constructed screenplay."

  5. Picture Exchange Communication System - Wikipedia

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    The training protocol is based on the principles of applied behavior analysis. [3] The goal of PECS is spontaneous and functional communication. [3] The PECS teaching protocol is based on B. F. Skinner's book, Verbal Behavior, such that functional verbal operants are systematically taught using prompting and reinforcement strategies that will lead to independent communication.

  6. Expressive aphasia - Wikipedia

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    These devices use synthesized speech or recorded messages to facilitate communication. Users can select words, phrases, or symbols on a screen to express themselves. Symbols and Representations: Symbols used in AAC can vary and may include pictures, icons, words, or a combination of these.

  7. Conduction aphasia - Wikipedia

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    The test also discerns a person's strengths and weaknesses, which can be used to treat the person better. Therapists should customize their treatment for each patient. The main focus for during speech therapy for conduction aphasia person is to strengthen correct word usage and auditory comprehension. A major goal is to focus on repetition. [19]

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    Kanye West Said He Named His Upcoming Album 'Bully' After Learning That His 9-Year-Old Son Saint West 'Kicked' A Child For Being 'Weak'

  9. Usage-based models of language - Wikipedia

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    Hans-Jörg Schmid’s "Entrenchment-and-Conventionalization" Model offers a comprehensive recent summary approach to usage-based thinking. [19] In great detail and with reference to many sub-disciplines and concepts in linguistics he shows how usage mediates between entrenchment, the establishment of linguistic habits in individuals via repetition and associations, and conventionalization, a ...