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The applied communication game: a comment on Muma's "communication game: dump and play"
The Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders
|August 1, 1975
Summary
Technology can teach speech and language skills to children. New methods are needed to teach interpersonal communication skills, using applied communication games to improve skills in handicapped children.
Area of Science:
- Childhood communication development
- Speech-language pathology
- Special education technology
Background:
- Existing technology effectively teaches speech and language skills to children.
- Children often struggle to generalize trained language skills to spontaneous communication.
- A need exists for technology to specifically teach interpersonal communication skills.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the gap in teaching generalized communication skills.
- To present a model for enhancing interpersonal communication training.
- To introduce an objective procedure for improving communication in children.
Main Methods:
- Commentary on Muma's (1975) model for communication training.
- Presentation of illustrative methods for clinicians.
- Utilization of an applied communication game.
Main Results:
- The applied communication game offers an objective procedure.
- Natural communication consequences are leveraged for skill improvement.
- The methods aim to enhance interpersonal communication effectiveness.
Conclusions:
- Clinicians can utilize presented illustrations for more effective training.
- The applied communication game improves communication skills in handicapped children.
- Focusing on interpersonal communication is crucial for functional language use.