Brian R. Bryant, a fellow and principal investigator with MCPER’s Mathematics Institute for Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, was tabbed as a guest editor of a special issue of the journal Assistive Technology.
Bryant and Soonhwa Seok of Texas State University co-edited the special issue, titled “Technology-Based Instruction.” In the introduction, Bryant and Seok write of the special issue that “noted scholars contribute research findings designed to add to the growing body of knowledge validating the use of assistive and instructional technology in the classroom.”
One article, “Assessing the Acquisition of Requesting a Variety of Preferred Items Using Different Speech Generating Device Formats for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder,” is written by Mark O’Reilly, chair of the UT Austin Department of Special Education, and colleagues.