NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mooney, Paul; Ryan, Joseph B.; Gunter, Philip L.; Denny, R. Kenton – Advances in Special Education (MS), 2012
In addressing positive general education teaching practices for use with students with or at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), the chapter emphasizes teacher behavior change research that has been informed by applied behavior analytic (ABA) principles. Its central theme is that general education teachers can access research…
Descriptors: General Education, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Change
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Grow, Laura L.; Carr, James E.; Gunby, Kristin V.; Charania, Shaireen M.; Gonsalves, Lucita; Ktaech, Inas A.; Kisamore, April N. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2009
The acquisition of new skills may be hindered when teaching procedures vary from previously validated approaches or contain errors. In the present study, we compared the acquisition and maintenance of response chains taught using a perfectly implemented system of least prompts and a multiple verbal prompts procedure (i.e., addition of multiple…
Descriptors: Prompting, Behavior Modification, Integrity, Intervention
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Stichter, Janine P.; Randolph, Jena; Gage, Nicholas; Schmidt, Carla – Exceptionality, 2007
Social competency deficits are a core feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). During the past several decades, a number of social skill interventions for students with ASD have emerged. However, over the past five years, three converging issues have brought increased attention to the need for social competence programming: (1) increased ASD…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Autism, Interpersonal Competence, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Reilly, Mark; Ma, Chia Hui; Edrisinha, Chaturi; Cannella, Helen; Lancioni, Giulio E. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2006
Background: Embedded instruction and discrete-trial training are both recommended for teaching children with autism, but there is little research available comparing the two. The present study compared embedded instruction with discrete-trial training for a 12-year-old boy with autism. Method: An initial functional analysis indicated that the…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Autism, Self Destructive Behavior, Teaching Methods