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
Early childhood intervention
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Emmett AB, Alant E: 2006. Women and disability: Exploring the interface of multiple disadvantage. Development Southern Africa, 23 (4) / Oct, pp 445-460.
Alant E, Lloyd LL: 2006. Editorial - Augmentative and alternative communication: Exploring basic issues. Disability and Rehabilitation, 28 (3), p. 141.
Alant E, Bornman J, Lloyd LL: 2006. Issues in AAC research: How much do we really understand?. Disability and Rehabilitation, 28 (3) / Feb, pp 143-150.
Solarsh B, Alant E: 2006. The challenge of cross cultural assessment - The test of ability to explain for Zulu-speaking children. Journal of Communication Disorders, 39 (2) / Mar/Apr, pp 109-138.
van der Bijl C, Alant E, Lloyd LL: 2006. A comparison of two strategies of sight word instruction in children with mental disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 27, pp 43-55.
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