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Stacy K. Dymond; Michelle L. Bonati; Anthony J. Plotner; Lance S. Neeper; Rahkyung Kim – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
This literature review examined trends in the curricular focus and type of articles published on secondary curriculum for transition-age students with severe disabilities across a 40-year time span (1981-2020). We analyzed 397 peer-reviewed journal articles by decade. The number of articles published steadily declined from 1981-1990 to 2001-2010…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Late Adolescents
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Birri, Nicole L.; Dymond, Stacy K.; Rooney-Kron, Magen – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
To better understand the existing research for teaching workplace social skills to individuals with severe disabilities, we conducted a systematic review of the literature across five databases between the years 1975 and 2020. This review examined study characteristics, intervention efficacy, and methodological soundness. We identified a total of…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Work Environment
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Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Ganz, J. B.; Pierson, Lauren M.; Hong, Ee Rea; Yllades, Valeria; Dunn, Claudia; Foster, Margaret – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
This quality review is an analysis of the methodological quality of social communication intervention research identifying which social communication interventions for this population could be considered evidence-based practices (EBPs). The purpose of the quality review was to apply the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) guidelines to the literature…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Wicker, MacKenzie R.; Davis, Tonya N.; Hrabal, Julia M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Current research has identified poor post-school outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; in fact, poorer than any other disability group. Employment support, such as vocational skill training, can improve outcomes and increase opportunities for paid employment. With recent advances in technology, a myriad of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Vacas, Julia; Antolí, Adoración; Sánchez-Raya, Araceli; Pérez-Dueñas, Carolina – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Emotional competence (EC) refers to a set of skills to identify, understand, and respond to one's own emotions and those of others. It plays a fundamental role in socialization processes, where children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and specific language impairment (SLI) show marked deficits. However, due to the similarities between these…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Emotional Development, Language Impairments
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Yucesoy-Ozkan, Serife; Cakmak, Zulal; Cevher, Zehra – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Word problem solving skills include complex skills. Teaching word problem solving skills to students with disabilities is more difficult compared to their peers with typical development. Therefore, effective interventions need to be determined in order to teach these skills to students with disabilities. The purpose of this study is to analyze the…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Students with Disabilities, Intervention, Problem Solving
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Hui-Ting Wang; Pei-Jung Chen; Fang-Yu Lin; Ming-Chung Chen; Shin-Tzu Hu – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Effective professional development is critical for improving implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in special education. The present systematic review sought to gather evidence exploring the effects and key components of in-service special education teacher training in EBPs. This review identifies six essential components of training…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Special Education Teachers, Evidence Based Practice, Program Effectiveness
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Karal, Muhammed A.; Wolfe, Pamela S. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Social stories frequently have been used to improve the social interaction of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This literature review examines the effectiveness of social story interventions on the social interactions of students with ASD including with whom, where, and what formats have been implemented, as well as the methodological…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Interaction, Story Telling, Social Development
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Hagiwara, Mayumi; Amor, Antonio Manuel; Shogren, Karrie A.; Thompson, James R.; Verdugo, Miguel Angel; Burke, Kathryn M.; Uyanik, Hatice; Aguayo, Virginia – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Although promoting inclusive education for students with disabilities has received significant attention internationally, reviews of the international intervention literature have not been conducted. This paper describes the results of a literature review of the past 15 years of peer-reviewed, empirical articles published in English- and…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education
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Leaf, Justin B.; Oppenheim-Leaf, Misty L.; Leaf, Ronald B.; Taubman, Mitchell; McEachin, John; Parker,Tracee; Waks, Andrea B.; Mountjoy, Toby – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Social stories are a commonly empirically evaluated and implemented procedure to increase pro-social behaviors and decrease aberrant behaviors for individuals diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Despite their widespread use there have been questions raised to the soundness of the research methodology and the results which have been…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Story Telling, Interpersonal Competence, Autism
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Hart Barnett, Juliet E.; Cleary, Shannon – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are being included more frequently in the general educational setting, and are therefore increasingly expected to access and master core curricular content, including mathematics. However, mathematics often presents challenges to students with ASD. Interventions to improve the mathematics skills of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Walker, Allison R.; Uphold, Nicole M.; Richter, Sharon; Test, David W. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
As community-based instruction has been recognized as a variable leading to postschool success for all students with disabilities, early transition planning has become vital in students' preparation for adulthood. Based upon the need and importance of students receiving community-based instruction, this literature review examined 23 transition…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Literature Reviews, Intervention