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Lead
Penn State University
Age
3–10
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Students with CCN can participate if they meet the following criteria:
3 to 10 years old
present with speech and communication skills that did not meet all of their daily communication needs (e.g., have an AAC system; less than 50% intelligible at the single word level to unfamiliar partners if using speech)
follow one-step directions
symbolic communicators with use of at least 50 words/signs/picture icons expressively,
limited literacy skills (i.e., identify less than 26 letter-sound correspondences, 10 words during sound blending, 25 sight words on the screening assessment, and can spell less that 20 words)
not receiving consistent phonologically-based direct literacy instruction or receiving instruction in less than 2 of the tested skills
unimpaired or corrected vision and hearing
access to an iPad
School support personnel (e.g., teachers, speech-pathologists, paraprofessionals) can participate if they meet the following criteria, per self-report:
Speaks English
Reads English
18 years of age or older
Spending time directly working with an individual with CCN who needs to learn to read
Willingness to implement the ALL curriculum and incorporate it into the daily educational plans
You may not be if
Students cannot participate if they:
are under 3 years of age
do not present with severe speech disorders whereby they could use or benefit from AAC
can't follow one-step directions
are not symbolic communicators
are able to read at the connected text level
do not speak/understand English
impaired and uncorrected vision and hearing
do not have access to an iPad to use the ALL app
Support personnel cannot participate if they:
do not speak English
do not understand English
have impaired vision and hearing that is not corrected and impacts reading and hearing the child they work with
are not in daily direct contact with someone with CCN
unwilling to attend trainings related to the ALL app
unwilling to incorporate the ALL app into daily educational plans
Clareo Health | Effect of the ALL App on Literacy for Children Who Use AAC
