Development Of Communicative Skills In Children With Multiple Disorders Through The Method Of Facilitated Communication

Diyana Georgieva
Trakia University - Stara Zagora (Bulgaria)

https://doi.org/10.53656/ped2021-2.04

Abstract. The article is devoted to the resource of Facilitated communication, which is widely used as one of the alternative methods of communication and interaction in children with multiple disorders. The world experience on the implemented alternative method through the use of a computer for the formation of skills for intentional communication in children with atypical development gives grounds for formulating conclusions about the benefits of the technology for the development of written communication. Presented is an experimental study involving 24 children with multiple disorders and pronounced autistic symptoms. The results reflect a pronounced upward dynamics in the development of communicative skills through the independent operation of the computer keyboard to encode written information. It is proved that the method of Facilitated communication definitely finds place in the education and communication of children with specific communicative needs.
Keywords: communicative skills; facilitated communication; children with multiple disorders; written communication

Свързани статии:

Тhе Pedagogy in Francis Bacon's Scientific Тaxonomy Modeling an Educational Environment Promoting the Development of Key Competencies in Preschool Age The Literature of the Bulgarian Catholics in a Chrestomathy: Challenges of Linguodidactics and Cultural Studies Toward Re-founding the Learning of Literature FN the Competence Approach