Faculty of Education
School of Educational Studies
Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC)
Alant, E
MA(Log) DPhil(Pret) - Director: CAAC
NRF Rating: C1
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2035
Fax number: 012 420 4389
E-mail address: erna.alant@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Life skills and employment of people with disabilities
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
Assistive communication technology
Multilingualism and AAC classroom implementation for children with disabilities
Severe disability
Communication
Early childhood intervention
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Solarsh B, Alant E: 2004. School performance in rural South Africa: The role of verbal reasoning. Alternation: International Journal for the Study of Southern African Literature and Languages, 10 (2), pp 43-88.
Tonsing KM, Alant E: 2004. Social topics of conversation: A South African perspective. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 20 (2), pp 89-102.
Bornman J, Alant E, Lloyd LL: 2004. Severe disability: Do community health nurses have a role to play. Curationis: Research Journal of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa, 27 (2) / May, pp 32-49.
van der Merwe E, Alant E: 2004. Associations with Minspeak icons. Journal of Communication Disorders, 37 (3), pp 255-274.
Uys CJE, Alant E: 2004. Play-based assessment of communication-related skills in young children with disabilities: The validation of an assessment tool. Perspectives in Education, 22 (2) / June, pp 115-128.
Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:
Alant E: 2004. Multicultural issues in graphic symbol research: An overview. In Proceedings of the Seventh Biennial Research Symposium of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Perspectives on Theory and Practice in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, ISAAC, pp 112-122.
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