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Paul, Claire Donehower; Thomas, Erin Vinoski; Doulin, Allison M.; Hussain, Sharish Z.; Jimenez, Eliseo – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2022
Despite the pervasive use of wireless technology in today's society, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have limited access to technology. Technology is underutilized by this population for a variety of reasons including cost-related barriers and cognitive inaccessibility of devices and software applications. The lack of…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Access to Computers
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Andrew J. Wojcik; Alison King; Delanie Amend; Donna Gilles; Audrey Martin; Kristina Keithley; Chloe Weaver – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The general education classroom is filled with academic vocabulary, and individuals with developmental disabilities benefit from explicit vocabulary instruction (Browder et al., 2008; Marzano, 2020; Smith et al., 2013). Picture-based alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) can encourage academic skills development (Ahlgrim-Dehzel et al.,…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities
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Woods-Groves, Suzanne; Rodgers, Derek B.; Balint-Langel, Kinga; Hinzman-Ferris, Michelle L. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
We examined the efficacy of a combined electronic essay writing and editing mnemonic driven strategy with 24 college students in a two-year postsecondary program for students with developmental disabilities. We used a pre-posttest experimental design with random assignment to treatment/control groups. During 26 sessions each consisting of 50 min.,…
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Essay Tests
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Menezes, EdĂȘnia da Cunha; Silva, Raquel Souza; dos Santos, Ivana Maria Barboza; Givigi, Rosana Carla do Nascimento – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2021
Education is a fundamental right of all, guaranteed in the Brazilian constitution and in the legislation of several countries in the world. In Brazil, Special Education targets people with disabilities and global developmental disorders. A disabled person needs certain supports, the demands for which are varied. One such demand relates to people…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities
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Akemoglu, Yusuf; Hinton, Vanessa; Laroue, Dayna; Jefferson, Vanessa – Journal of Early Intervention, 2022
We describe a study of the internet-based Parent-Implemented Communication Strategies--Storybook (i-PiCSS), an intervention designed to train and coach parents to use evidenced-based naturalistic communication teaching (NCT) strategies (i.e., modeling, mand-model, and time delay) and RTs while reading storybooks with their young children with…
Descriptors: Internet, Natural Language Processing, Parent Education, Communication Skills
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Woods-Groves, Suzanne; Alqahtani, Saeed S.; Balint-Langel, Kinga; Kern, Amanda – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
This study examined the efficacy of an electronic essay-writing strategy to improve the expository writing skills of 20 young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities enrolled in a program at an institute of higher education in the midwest. A pretest and posttest experimental design with random assignment to treatment or control…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Writing Strategies, Developmental Disabilities, Pretests Posttests
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Caron, Jessica; Light, Janice; McNaughton, David – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Transition to Literacy (T2L) software features (i.e., dynamic text and speech output upon selection of a graphic symbol) within a grid display in an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app on the single-word reading skills of five individuals with severe disabilities and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Severe Disabilities, Communication Disorders
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Hetzroni, Orit E.; Banin, Irit – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often demonstrate difficulties in social skills. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a comprehensive intervention program on the acquisition of social skills among students with mild IDD. Method: Single subject multiple baseline design across situations…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Video Technology, Group Discussion, Skill Development