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Literature Review of Interventions for Between-Task Transitioning for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Including Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Christopher A. Tullis; Helen I. Cannella-Malone; Daniel O. Payne – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Transitioning between activities or settings may pose great difficulty for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, yet engaging in independent, smooth transitions may be a requisite skill for inclusion in a number of school and community settings. In the current empirical literature review, 32 studies that focused on teaching…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Intervention, Task Analysis, Transitional Programs
Improving Transition Behaviors in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Interventions in Educational Settings
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Lequia, Jenna; Wilkerson, Kimber L.; Kim, Sunyoung; Lyons, Gregory L. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2015
Students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often exhibit rigidity, which can lead to difficulties with transitions. Such difficulties can explain why students with ASD are placed in more restrictive educational environments. This review offers a quantitative synthesis of effects of interventions aimed to improve transitions of students with ASD…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Literature Reviews
Facilitating the Transition to University: Evaluation of a Social Support Discussion Intervention Program.
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Pratt, Michael W.; Hunsberger, Bruce; Pancer, S. Mark; Alisat, Susan; Bowers, Colleen; Mackey, Kathleen; Ostaniewicz, Alexandra; Rog, Evelina; Terzian, Bert; Thomas, Nicola – Journal of College Student Development, 2000
Describes an intervention involving social-support-focused discussion groups for the transition to university. Fifty first-year students participating in six groups showed better adjustment to university and fewer behavioral problems compared with a randomly assigned control group (N=46) at a follow-up evaluation conducted at the end of the year.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, College Freshmen, College Preparation, Higher Education
Teaching Secondary Students with Mild Learning and Behavior Problems: Methods, Materials, Strategies. Second Edition.
Masters, Lowell F.; And Others – 1993
This revised text on teaching junior and senior high school students with mild learning and behavior problems is intended to provide a reference for practical and proven ideas. Principles of the instructional approach advocated include: outcome-based educational programming inclusive of learning strategies and career education; use of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Career Education, Compensatory Education