.Teaching
Students with Intensive Communication Needs
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Key
Concept Definition Assignment
For this assignment
you will define, and deconstruct the following concepts using several different
definitions from the professional literature:
1. communication
2. language
3. intentional communication
4. symbolic communication
5. language socialization
You will need to use
several resources (including both the assigned readings, as well as other
information sources) to help you tease out the central features of the
concepts. For each concept, you must:
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include (quote and cite)
several formal definitions of each concept from credible sources,
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explain the key aspects
of each definition you cite,
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compare and contrast
the definitions to identify the core meaning(s) of the concept, and
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discuss each key concepts
with respect to individuals with intensive communication needs of various
ages and disabilities.
You will need to cite
at least three credible sources per definition. If you are not sure whether
the sources you are considering using are credible, please check with the
instructor ahead of time. A reference page must be included at the end
of your assignment. You should be able to complete this assignment in less
than ten pages, including the reference page. There is, however, no page
limit. Make sure you read the grading criteria carefully, so that you are
able to obtain the maximum number of points (20).
This assignment must
be typed and follow APA style (for example, 1” margins, 12 point type,
double spacing, headers, and paragraph indentation). The format for both
in-text citations and the reference section should follow APA style. See
page 10 of this syllabus for a checklist which should help you write your
paper in accordance with APA style.
NOTE: You
are encouraged to incorporate your article summaries and responses to the
reading questions in this assignment. Also, consider using the information
from this assignment in your response to the final essays.
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Julia Scherba de Valenzuela,
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