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Effects of Brief Parent Coaching on the Communication Skills of Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Limited Verbal Ability
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Teba Hamodat; Helen Flanagan; Dorothy Chitty; Isabel M. Smith – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The publicly funded early intervention program for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Nova Scotia, Canada, uses the pivotal response treatment (PRT) model. Parents are coached in use of PRT strategies during their children's first week of treatment. We explored whether parents of older preschoolers with limited verbal ability…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Preschool Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Effectiveness of a Parent-Mediated Intervention for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence from a Large Community Implementation
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Brian, Jessica; Drmic, Irene; Roncadin, Caroline; Dowds, Erin; Shaver, Chantelle; Smith, Isabel M.; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Sacrey, Lori-Ann R.; Bryson, Susan E. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Recent efforts have focused on developing and evaluating early intervention for toddlers with probable or emerging autism spectrum disorder. Parent-mediated approaches have gained traction, with mounting evidence of efficacy, but a research-to-practice gap exists, and community effectiveness remains to be firmly established. We report outcomes of…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Early Intervention, Toddlers, Parents
Effects of Three Combined Reading Instruction Devices on the Reading Achievement of Adolescents with Mild Intellectual Disability
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Chatenoud, Céline; Turcotte, Catherine; Aldama, Rebeca – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Upon entering high school, students with ID who may be able to read simple texts often have difficulty grasping meaning when required to understand more complex texts. This failure affects their overall academic performance, since at this age, it is no longer just a question of learning to read, but rather of reading to learn, in all disciplines.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mild Intellectual Disability, Intervention
Effects of Explicit and Non-Explicit Versions of an Early Intervention Program Incorporating Indigenous Culture into Kindergarten Literacy Instruction
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MacKay, Leslie D.; McIntosh, Kent – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2012
Low literacy is a challenge facing Indigenous communities across North America and is an identified barrier to school success. Early literacy intervention is an important target to reduce the discrepancies in literacy outcomes. The Moe the Mouse® Speech and Language Development Program (Gardner & Chesterman, 2006) is a cultural curriculum…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Literacy Education, Early Intervention, Culturally Relevant Education