Effects of Communication App on Enhancing Communication Skills for Toddler with Nonverbal Ability

• Main Authors: Chen, Yi-Ching, 陳怡靜
• Other Authors: Lin, Chien-Yu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/67090422633248466876

碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 特殊教育學系輔助科技碩士班 === 104 === This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using communication app to enhance communication skills for toddlers with non-verbal ability.The participants of this study were two toddlers with non-verbal ability who attended a preschool in Tainan.This study adopted multiple probe across behaviors design of singal subject research. The independent variable was communication app, the dependent variable was the effectiveness of the toddlers with non-verbal ability to express common words. The participants of this research were accepted the data collection of baseline and intervention phase.The data were analyzed with graphic method, visual analysis and effect size to appear the effectiveness of the toddlers with non-verbal ability to express common words.After the data collection and analysis of baseline and intervention phase, the researcher interviewed the teachers of the participants to analyze the social validity. The findings of this study are presented as follows 1. Communication app enhance communication skills for toddlers with nonverbal ability had immediate effects. 2. Teachers thought that communication app on enhancing communication skills for toddlers with nonverbal ability was positive. In addition, the meanings of this research indicate that communication app can enhance communication skills for toddlers with nonverbal ability by implementing an appropriate intervention program.Based on the findings of this research, the researcher propose recommendation for the teaching method of communication app and further studies.