The use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication as a resource for the children literature books interpretation

摘要

Purpose: to analyze the use of augmentative and alternative communication as resource interpretation of children's literature books for a participant with cerebral palsy and with complex communication needs. Methods: to this end, it used single subject design with a seven year old child diagnosed with cerebral palsy and with complex communication needs. The dependent variable was constituted in communication and interpretation skills and the independent variable was constituted in the interpretation of children's stories activities, using books and pictures adapted by augmentative and alternative communication. The activities were conducted in three stages, as follows: Baseline, Intervention and Maintenance. The sessions were filmed and recorded in record sheet, and then the data were analyzed quantitatively. Results: the results showed remarkable advance in the number of successes achieved by the participant during the sessions correctly answering questions with autonomy and independence using the figures and some utterances. Conclusion: it was possible to verify the effectiveness of the augmentative and alternative communication as an educational resource and support in comprehension and interpretation activities of stories in the classroom for students with complex communication needs.