Naslov
Project: Education and Introduction of Innovative Approach – to Better Support for Hard of Hearing and Those with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Autori
Lattinger, Korana ; Kavčić, Dorijana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences - ERFCON 2017 / Sekušak Galešev, Snježana ; Jeđud Borić, Ivana ; Hržica, Gordana ; Bradarić Jončić, Sandra ; Jandrić Nišević, Anita ; Kuvač Kraljević, Jelena ; Martinec, Renata ; Ricijaš, Neven ; Wagner Jakab, Ana - Zagreb : Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2017, 156-157

ISBN
978-953-6418-87-9

Skup
9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences - ERFCON 2017

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 17.05.2017. - 19.05.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
sign language, autism spectrum disorder, speech-language development, communication

Sažetak
The beginnings of sign language usage in the processes of language and speech development, and consequently in cognitive and socio- emotional development of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) goes back to the 1960's. Positive results of then innovative method include understanding and expression as well as improved facial recognition ability and focusing attention. Using alternative and augmentative communication methods such as sign language enables students with ASD to express their desires, needs and feelings, to reduce frustrations and inappropriate behavior and to create conditions for personal psycho-social- emotional progress. Pilot project “Education and introduction of innovative approach – to better support for hard of hearing and those with autistic spectrum disorders” was developed in partnership of Primary School “Nad lipom” and National Association of Croatian Sign Language Interpreters. The objective of the project is an introduction of innovative approach in breaking communication barriers that students with autism spectrum disorders have. The project has two phases executed in two periods. First phase, from October 14, 2016 to February 3, 2017 includes training of school employees through precisely defined set of Croatian Sign Language signs. The second phase, conducted after the training, during the school year, includes the usage of the set in a communication situations between the teachers and the pupils. Being aware of the challenges that the children have we did thorough analysis and a selection of the students involved as well of the sign language elements. The selection of vocabulary and grammatical components is based on real and everyday communication needs of students and phonetic-morphological specifications of signs themselves. Basic selection criteria include perceptibility, adoptability, simplicity of articulation and directness or clarity in conveying the lexical and grammatical meaning. After the evaluation, we wish to implement the results of this study into educational processes with goal of developing social communication of students with ASD. Being exposed to an alternative communication tool we expect to confirm results that are achieved by conducting the approach in other countries.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijske znanosti

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