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Discrete Trial Training to Teach Alternative Communication: A Step-by-Step Guide
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Rabideau, Lindsey K.; Stanton-Chapman, Tina L.; Brown, Tiara S. – Young Exceptional Children, 2018
The most researched and effective practice for instructing children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is applied behavior analysis (ABA; Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968; Reichow, 2012; Smith & Eikeseth, 2011; Virués-Ortega, 2010). ABA is a scientific approach to systematic instruction, data collection, and data analysis based on observable…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Teaching Methods, Behavior Modification
Lights, Camera, Action! Using Engaging Computer-Cued Activity Schedules.
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Kimball, Jonathan W.; Kinney, Elisabeth M.; Taylor, Bridget A.; Stromer, Robert – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2003
This article discusses using individualized multimedia activity schedules as a technology-based instruction for young children with autism. The schedules serve as cues that can help students prepare for transitioning to between school activities. The benefits of using Microsoft PowerPoint in the classroom are described, along with implementation…
Descriptors: Autism, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education
Combating Stimulus Overselectivity: Physical Education for Children with Autism.
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Connor, Fiona – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1990
This article offers theoretical principles and practical suggestions for teaching physical education to children with autism. It focuses on stimulus overselectivity in the autistic child, the problems it creates for prompting and generalization, and its implications for teaching physical education to this population. (DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Physical Education
Guidelines for Devising a Hierarchy When Fading Response Prompts.
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Riley, G. A. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1995
This paper discusses guidelines for devising a hierarchy when fading response prompts in training individuals with developmental disabilities. Existing guidelines are seen as poorly defined, inconsistent, and lacking both theoretical and experimental support. An alternative theoretical account is proposed which suggests that prompts in a hierarchy…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Cues, Learning Theories
Cool Headphones for Effective Prompts: Supporting Students and Adults in Work and Community Environments.
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Post, Michal; Storey, Keith; Karabin, Michele – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2002
This article discusses the results of a case study that investigated the effectiveness of an auditory prompting system, using earphones and a cassette, to improve on-task job performance of an adult with mild mental retardation. Guidelines for working with adults and student to improve job and task performance are provided. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Audiotape Cassettes, Audiotape Recordings
Teaching a Generalizable Language Strategy.
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Foxx, R. M.; And Others – 1987
This paper describes the development and use of language training procedures, referred to as cues-pause-point procedures, that rely on behavioral principles and simple and natural teaching procedures and that are exhibited in many normal parent-child or teacher-student verbal interactions. The procedures have been effective in teaching severely…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Communication Disorders, Cues