The iconicity of picture communication symbols for children with English additional language and mild intellectual disability

dc.contributor.authorDada, Shakila
dc.contributor.authorHuguet, Alice Audrey
dc.contributor.authorBornman, Juan
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-13T08:03:00Z
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the iconicity of 16 Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) presented on a themed bed-making communication overlay for South African children with English as an additional language and mild intellectual disability. The survey involved 30 participants. The results indicated that, overall, the 16 symbols were relatively iconic to the participants. The authors suggest that the iconicity of picture symbols could be manipulated, enhanced, and infl uenced by contextual effects (other PCS used simultaneously on the communication overlay). In addition, selection of non-target PCS for target PCS were discussed in terms of postulated differences in terms of distinctiveness. Potential clinical implications and limitations of the study, as well as recommendations for future research, are discussed.en_US
dc.description.embargo2015-06-30
dc.description.librarianhb2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://informahealthcare.com/loi/aacen_US
dc.identifier.citationDada, S, Huguet, AA & Bornman, J 2013, 'The iconicity of picture communication symbols for children with English additional language and mild intellectual disability', Augmentative and Alternative Communication, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 360-373.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0743-4618 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1477-3848 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3109/07434618.2013.849753
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/40127
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInformaen_US
dc.rights© 2013 International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.This is an electronic version of an article published in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, vol. 29, no.4, pp.360-373, 2013. doi : 10.3109/07434618.2013.849753 Augmentative and Alternative Communication is available online at : http://informahealthcare.com/loi/aacen_US
dc.subjectEnglish additional language (EAL)en_US
dc.subjectIconicityen_US
dc.subjectIntellectual disabilityen_US
dc.subjectPicture communication symbols (PCS)en_US
dc.subjectDistinctivenessen_US
dc.subjectPCS modificationen_US
dc.subjectPCS removalen_US
dc.subjectPCS replacementen_US
dc.titleThe iconicity of picture communication symbols for children with English additional language and mild intellectual disabilityen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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