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Leonard, Laurence B.; Deevy, Patricia; Horvath, Sabrina; Christ, Sharon L.; Karpicke, Jeffrey; Kueser, Justin B. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have well-documented verb learning difficulties. In this study, we asked whether the inclusion of retrieval practice during the learning period would facilitate these children's verb learning relative to a similar procedure that provided no retrieval opportunities. Method: Eleven…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Verbs, Language Acquisition
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Chebli, Sabine Saade; Lanovaz, Marc J.; Dufour, Marie-Michèle – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2019
The purpose of our study was to compare the effectiveness of tablet- and instructor-delivered teaching (i.e., prompting and reinforcement) on the receptive identification of one-word concepts in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). To this end, we embedded a multielement design within a multiple probe design to compare the effectiveness…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Root, Jenny R.; Browder, Diane M.; Saunders, Alicia F.; Lo, Ya-yu – Remedial and Special Education, 2017
The current study evaluated the effects of modified schema-based instruction on the mathematical word problem solving skills of three elementary students with autism spectrum disorders and moderate intellectual disability. Participants learned to solve compare problem type with themes that related to their interests and daily experiences. In…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Schemata (Cognition), Mathematics Skills, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Shepley, Sally B.; Spriggs, Amy D.; Samudre, Mark D.; Sartini, Emily C. – Journal of Special Education, 2019
This study evaluated the effects of progressive time delay (PTD) to teach four elementary students with intellectual disability on how to self-instruct using a video activity schedule. A single-case multiple probe across participants design with a multiple probe across environments design for each participant was used to assess the generalization…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Video Technology, Intellectual Disability
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Kouo, Jennifer Lee – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Deficits in social communication and interaction have been identified as distinguishing impairments for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As a pivotal skill, the successful development of social communication and interaction in individuals with ASD is a lifelong objective. Point-of-view video modeling (VM) has the potential to…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Video Technology
Knight, Victoria F.; Wood, Charles L.; Spooner, Fred; Browder, Diane M.; O'Brien, Christopher P. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Supported electronic text (eText), or text altered to provide support, may promote comprehension of science content for students with disabilities. According to the Center for Applied Special Technology, Book Builder™ uses supported eText to promote reading for meaning for all students. Students with autism spectrum disorder experience difficulty…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Science Instruction, Electronic Publishing
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Buggey, Tom – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2012
Video Self-Modeling (VSM) provides individuals the opportunity to view themselves performing a task beyond their present functioning level through the careful editing of videos. In this study, a single-case multiple-baseline design was used to determine whether VSM would facilitate social initiations across three young children (M = 3 years 10…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Autism, Young Children, Interpersonal Relationship
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Spooner, Fred; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Kemp-Inman, Amy; Wood, Leah A. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2014
Literacy skills are important for accessing all areas of academic content as well as for increasing quality of life. The use of shared stories to teach early literacy skills to students with extensive support needs, including students with autism, is an evidence-based practice. This project extends the research by examining the effects of…
Descriptors: Autism, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology