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Pennington, Robert C.; Collins, Belva C.; Stenhoff, Donald M.; Turner, Kennedy; Gunselman, Karen – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
Despite the importance of written expression to the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), there is limited research on teaching writing skills to this population. In the current study, we used a multiple probe across behaviors design to evaluate the effects of simultaneous prompting (SP) and computer-assisted instruction (CAI)…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Prompting, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Mechling, Linda C.; Bryant, Kathryn J.; Spencer, Galen P.; Ayres, Kevin M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Two different video-based procedures for presenting the passage of time (how long a step lasts) were examined. The two procedures were presented within the framework of video prompting to promote independent multi-step task completion across four young adults with moderate intellectual disability. The two procedures demonstrating passage of the…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Prompting, Moderate Mental Retardation, Young Adults
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Purrazzella, Kimberly; Mechling, Linda C. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
The study employed a multiple probe design to investigate the effects of computer-based instruction (CBI) and a forward chaining procedure to teach manual spelling of words to three young adults with moderate intellectual disability in a small group arrangement. The computer-based program included a tablet PC whereby students wrote words directly…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Spelling Instruction, Incidental Learning, Observational Learning