Interaction between children with cerebral palsy and their peers 1: Organizing and understanding VOCA use

ISSN： 0743-4618

Source： Augmentative & Alternative Communication, Vol.23, Iss.4, 2007-01, pp. : 336-348

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Abstract

This paper is the first in a series of two that use the principles and practices of Conversation Analysis (CA) in an examination of voice output communication aid (VOCA) use in two conversations, each involving a child with cerebral palsy with complex communication needs who used a VOCA and a peer without complex communication needs. The primary theme of this paper concerns how VOCA use is incorporated into children's peer interactions. A significant feature of each dyad is the way in which naturally speaking partners organized specific locations within the conversation for the production of VOCA-mediated turns. Such practices provide frameworks within which VOCA-mediated contributions can be understood. Issues concerned with asymmetries in children's peer interaction are discussed.