This chapter presents three case examples highlighting the successful use of strategies for addressing knowledge/skill barriers. The first case illustrates the use of instructional coaching to tackle the knowledge/skill barriers experienced by a school team who served a five-year-old boy diagnosed with Angelman syndrome and a seizure disorder. The second case shares how the knowledge/skill barriers of preservice and inservice professionals were addressed through online training. The third case illustrates the use of telepractice to attend to the knowledge/skill barriers experienced by the parents of a 28-month-old child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Although the case studies vary in many ways, there are similarities in that all three (a) recognized the presence of knowledge/skill barriers, (b) identified the knowledge/skill needs of professionals and communication partners, and (c) attended to principles of instructional design when planning, implementing, and evaluating their instruction and support.
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Johnston, S., Dimian, A., McCoy, A., Simacek, J., & Snodgrass, M. (2023). Knowledge/skill barriers: Studying successful case examples. In S. Johnston, C. Gevarter, S. Sennott, L. McLeod, & E. Sanders (Eds.), Supporting individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication: Breaking down opportunity barriers. Plural Publishing.
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