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Ethington, Amber T.; Spriggs, Amy D.; Shepley, Sally B.; Bausch, Margaret E. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Research demonstrates that combining video modeling and visual activity schedules into video activity schedules has been effective in increasing independence for students with disabilities. However, the instructional procedures used to teach students to acquire the necessary skills to navigate those tools vary among existent research. In this…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Skill Development, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Young, K. Richard; Radley, Keith C.; Jenson, William R.; West, Richard P.; Clare, Susan K. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2016
In 2 studies, we evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of peer-mediated, school-based discrete trial training (DTT) for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In the first, 6 typically developing elementary-age students were trained to use DTT procedures to teach target academic skills to 3 students with ASD who had been educated in a…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Elementary School Students, Training
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O'Handley, Roderick D.; Radley, Keith C.; Cavell, Hannah J. – Preventing School Failure, 2016
The current pilot study investigated the effectiveness of the Superheroes Social Skills program in decreasing disruptive and aggressive behavior of elementary-age students with high-incidence disabilities. Six students in a self-contained classroom, identified as displaying high rates of disruptive and aggressive behavior toward peers, were…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Behavior Problems, Aggression, Elementary School Students
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Dufrene, Brad A.; Lestremau, Lauren; Zoder-Martell, Kimberly – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Direct behavioral consultation is an extension of traditional behavioral consultation and focuses on assessment and training in the classroom during ongoing classroom activities. This study evaluated direct behavioral consultation services in two elementary alternative classrooms referred following a program evaluation in which data suggested…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Student Behavior, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
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Chou, Wan-Chi; Lee, Gabrielle T.; Feng, Hua – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a behavioral art program in improving social skills for two children with autism in group settings. A multiple probe design across behaviors was used. The results indicated that for both children, the program increased the percentages of spontaneous verbal communications,…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Behavior Modification, Children, Interpersonal Competence
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McKenney, Elizabeth L. W.; Bristol, Ryan M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
This study evaluated the impact of performance feedback on nine public educators' level of procedural integrity to Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT) procedures for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Procedural integrity was observed during four phases: no feedback, general feedback, performance feedback, and maintenance, in a multiple…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Feedback (Response)
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Gillies, Ann – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2013
This qualitative study describes the experience of a cross-age tutoring intervention for three PreKindergarten/Kindergarten-aged students with autism and their fourth grade general education tutors. Data were collected in an inclusive environment; the school library. Three fourth grade general education cross-age tutors were trained to use a…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Tutoring, Autism, Kindergarten
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Goh, Ailsa E.; Bambara, Linda M. – Remedial and Special Education, 2012
This meta-analysis examined school-based intervention research based on functional behavioral assessment (FBA) to determine the effectiveness of key individualized positive behavior support (IPBS) practices in school settings. In all, 83 studies representing 145 participants were included in the meta-analysis. Intervention, maintenance, and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Meta Analysis
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Ruiz-Olivares, Rosario; Pino, M. Jose; Herruzo, Javier – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
Disruptive behavior can waste a great deal of teaching time in the classroom, leading to feelings of frustration in teachers and an increase in academic failure among pupils. Prior research indicates that intervening in these kinds of behaviors improves the classroom atmosphere and facilitates the learning process. With this in mind, the aims of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Falcomata, Terry S.; Northup, John A.; Dutt, Anuradha; Stricker, Jason M.; Vinquist, Kelly M.; Engebretson, Brenda J. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2008
This bridge study evaluated the effects of contingency-specifying instructions (CSIs) and incomplete instructions (IIs) in terms of establishing instructional control of appropriate behavior. Results suggested that instructional control and maintenance were achieved with CSIs but not with IIs. Results are discussed in terms of the potential use of…
Descriptors: Maintenance, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Instruction
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Wu, Chiu-yen; Lo, Ya-yu; Feng, Hua; Lo, Yafen – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2010
Two third-grade Taiwanese students at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders participated in a pull-out, small-group social skills training program developed to promote their skill acquisition and maintenance. Using a multiple baseline across skills design, the authors demonstrated that both participants made marked performance improvement in…
Descriptors: Maintenance, At Risk Students, Behavior Disorders, Conflict Resolution
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Bock, Marjorie A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2007
This study examined the effect of a social-behavioral learning strategy intervention (SODA) on the social interaction skills of 4 elementary school children with Asperger syndrome (AS). More specifically, the study investigated the effect of SODA training on the abilities of 4 children with AS to participate in cooperative learning activities,…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 4, Teaching Methods, Social Behavior