Publications by authors named "Valerie J Postal"

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of an instructional procedure called aided language modeling (ALM) on symbol comprehension and expression in 2 preschool children with autism who used few words functionally. ALM consists of engaging the child in interactive play activities and providing models of use of augmentative and alternative communication symbols during play.

Method: A multiple-baseline design across sets of symbol vocabulary was used with 2 children who had autism.

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