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France, Lesley-Ann; McIntosh, Sarah; Woods, Kevin – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
Theraplay® is an attachment-based intervention involving adults and children which is practised in a variety of settings across the world. The aim of this scoping review is to explore how Theraplay® has been used as an intervention with children and families in order to inform future practice and to identify any gaps in the current literature. By…
Descriptors: Intervention, Attachment Behavior, Family Involvement, Parent Child Relationship
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Ledford, Jennifer R.; Windsor, Sienna A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2022
This review was designed to characterize current intervention research for increasing imitation for young children with disabilities. We identified 34 unique sources including assessments of different types of massed trial and embedded trial interventions. Across intervention types, when evaluated via the Single Case Analysis and Review Framework…
Descriptors: Imitation, Disabilities, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Barton, Erin E.; Murray, Rebecca; O'Flaherty, Cecelia; Sweeney, Erin M.; Gossett, Stephanie – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
In this systematic review, we examined the rigor and outcomes across 27 object play intervention studies using single-case research methodology. We focused on studies including children age 5 years or younger and examined several descriptive characteristics including materials, instructional packages, and settings. We also analyzed the…
Descriptors: Play, Intervention, Young Children, Toys
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Tarkoçin Vural, Suna; Saglam, Mehmet – Participatory Educational Research, 2022
Gaming is a natural process for the child, and with the play therapy technique used in this process, opportunities are offered to the child to express their problems and emotions by playing. Play therapy is used in many studies with children. The number of studies conducted on the effectiveness of play therapy in Turkey is increasing with each…
Descriptors: Games, Play Therapy, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Treatment
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Francis, Gill; Deniz, Emre; Torgerson, Carole; Toseeb, Umar – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2022
Background and aims: Play-based interventions are used ubiquitously with children with social, communication, and language needs but the impact of these interventions on the mental health of this group of children is unknown. Despite their pre-existing challenges, the mental health of children with developmental language disorder (DLD) and autism…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Adolescents, Developmental Delays
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Adams, David; McNamara, Scott; Bittner, Melissa; Pawlowski, Jill; Hangauer, Kelly – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2022
Delays in social and communication skills are associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Structured play groups (SPGs) was deemed an evidence-based practice (EBP) for children with ASD. A critical review of research published within the past 16 years and accessible in four databases was conducted with a total of 3,153 articles identified of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Play, Group Activities
Sophia Mansori; Jackie Zweig; Anne Huntington; Tracy McMahon – Education Development Center, Inc., 2024
Bringing learning through play pedagogies to schools and children requires major investments in teacher professional development (TPD) that builds teachers' understanding of the value of learning through play, enables them to build and practice strategies and skills to support learning through play in the classroom, and supports their ongoing…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Play, Teaching Methods, Educational Research
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Catharine Lory; Mandy Rispoli; Emily Gregori – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often struggle to acquire appropriate play behaviors, which may hinder their integration within natural settings. Individuals with ASD require more systematic instruction and supports to learn to play with their peers. Among interventions that teach play skills to children with ASD, some have involved…
Descriptors: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Play, Skill Development
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Simeone, Paul J.; Schlosser, Ralf W.; Frampton, Sarah E.; Shane, Howard C.; Wendt, Oliver – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: Miniature linguistic systems (also known as matrix training) is a method of organizing learning targets to achieve generative learning or recombinative generalization. This systematic review is aimed at determining whether matrix training is effective for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in terms of improving recombinative…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Training, Program Effectiveness, Generalization
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Schnyder, Stephanie Solis; Wico, Diana Monsivais; Huber, Tonya – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2021
This literature review highlights the utility of identifying early childhood adversities through dramatic play and theater arts. Understanding the impact of early childhood education, our focus included beneficial, qualitative observations of the positive therapeutic outcomes when participating in theater arts activities. We chose to search these…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Art Therapy, Dramatic Play, Self Expression
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Tiede, Gabrielle; Walton, Katherine M. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention is an emerging class of interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorder. The present article is a meta-analysis of outcomes of group-design studies (n = 27) testing interventions using naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention strategies. Small, significant positive effects…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Naturalistic Observation
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Lyngdoh, Sanpalei Nylla; Bene, Konabe – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2018
We conducted a meta-analysis of 22 video modeling intervention studies that included 49 preschool children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Using the Nonoverlap of all pairs ("NAP"), an index of data overlap between phases in single-case research, we calculated effect size. Effect sizes for subgroups were also calculated. The…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention
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Kossyvaki, Lila; Papoudi, Despina – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2016
Play is an important aspect of children's development and its value to education has been widely explored. However, play in children with disabilities and especially children with autism may be restricted when compared to that of their non-disabled peers of similar age and abilities. Moreover, play has been neglected to a certain extent in school…
Descriptors: Play, Intervention, Children, Autism
Baron, Alex; Evangelou, Maria; Malmberg, Lars-Erik; Melendez-Torres, G. J. – Campbell Collaboration, 2017
Self-regulation, defined as volitional control of attention, behavior, and executive functions for the purposes of goal-directed action is associated with multiple school-related outcomes. Children with robust self-regulation have been shown to more cooperatively participate in classroom activities, sustain focus on tasks and exhibit reduced…
Descriptors: Self Control, Attention, Behavior, Executive Function
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O'Connor, Amanda; Nolan, Andrea; Bergmeier, Heidi; Hooley, Merrilyn; Olsson, Craig; Cann, Warren; Williams-Smith, Janet; Skouteris, Helen – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2017
Building strong relationships between children and parents is vital for children's social and emotional development. A majority of children attend early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings where they experience a range of relationships (educator-child, educator-parent, parent-child). Educators build relationships with children and…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education
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