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Erika Lunkenheimer; Carlomagno Panlilio; Frances M. Lobo; Sheryl L. Olson; Catherine M. Hamby – Grantee Submission, 2019
Task persistence is related to attentional regulation and is needed for the successful transition to school. Understanding preschoolers' task persistence with caregivers could better inform the development and prevention of attention problems across this transition. Preschoolers' real-time task persistence profiles during problem-solving tasks…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Attention, Persistence
Eissa, Mourad Ali – Online Submission, 2015
The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of a joint attention intervention program on improving joint attention and communication skills in children with autism disorder. Participants were ten children between the ages of five and seven who attended a school for children with developmental disabilities (Tarbya Fekrya ). A pre-post…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Attention Control
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Arens, Kelli; Cress, Cynthia J.; Marvin, Christine A. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2005
Children with developmental disabilities often have difficulty with joint attention that can affect more advanced communication skills. This study evaluated the complexity of child engagement behaviors demonstrated by twenty-five, pre-intentional children (age 9 to 25 months), who had developmental disabilities and were at risk for being…
Descriptors: Play, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Attention Control