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Katartzi, Ermioni S.; Vlachopoulos, Symeon P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The purpose of the current article is to highlight the potential of self-determination theory (SDT) to inform the teaching practices of physical education (PE) teachers. Such practices may enhance motivational levels for participation in physical activity (PA) for children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). First, we review the…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Student Motivation
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Joseph, Laurice M.; Konrad, Moira – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The purpose of this review was to identify effective methods for teaching writing to students with intellectual disabilities. After criteria were established, database searches and hand searches of selected peer-reviewed journals were conducted. Findings revealed a relatively small number of studies that met the criteria for inclusion.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Writing Skills, Writing Instruction
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Lin, Yun-Lung; Chen, Ming-Chung; Chang, Yun-Ting; Yeh, Chih-Ching; Meng, Ling-Fu – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of mouse pointing and selecting in the tasks with different index of difficulty between 20 pupils with intellectual disabilities and 21 pupils without disabilities. A mouse proficiency assessment software was utilized to collect data. Pupils with intellectual disabilities executed tasks more…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Special Needs Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education
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Goodson, John; Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Reilly, Mark; Cannella, Helen; Lancioni, Giulio E. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
We evaluated a video-based error correction procedure for teaching four adults with developmental disabilities to set a table. Video clips were initially used as an antecedent prompt. However, only one of the adults learned to set the table with this procedure. Consequently, the remaining three adults received intervention in which the video clips…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Developmental Disabilities, Error Correction, Videotape Recordings
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Ratzon, Navah Z.; Lahav, Orit; Cohen-Hamsi, Shifra; Metzger, Yehiela; Efraim, Daniela; Bart, Orit – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
To compare the efficacy of three different short-term service delivery methods on first grade children with soft neurological signs who suffer from visual-motor difficulties. One hundred and forty seven first grade students who scored below the 21st percentile on the Visual-Motor Integration Test (VMI) were recruited from schools and randomly…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Delivery Systems, Intervention, Grade 1
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Crockett, Jennifer L.; Fleming, Richard K.; Doepke, Karla J.; Stevens, Jenny S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
This study examined the effects of an intensive parent training program on the acquisition and generalization of discrete trial teaching (DTT) procedures with two parents of children with autism. Over the course of the program, parents applied the DTT procedures to teach four different functional skills to their children, which allowed for an…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Teaching Skills, Parenting Skills, Parents as Teachers
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Van der Bijl, Corne; Alant, Erna; Lloyd, Lyle – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The aim of this research study was to compare two strategies of sight word instruction in children attending a school for learners with moderate to severe mental disability, namely modified orthography (MO) and modified orthography where an association was made between the modification and the traditional orthography (MO/TO) together with a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Children
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O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Donoghue, Deirdre; Lacey, Claire; Edrisinha, Chaturi – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
We compared the effectiveness of a problem-solving and an external control intervention to teach social skills to five adults with mild intellectual disabilities. The social skills of ''responding to corrective feedback'' and ''managing conflict'' were targeted for intervention. Each participant received the problem-solving intervention with one…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Problem Solving, Mild Mental Retardation, Adults