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Facilitating the Acquisition of Sensorimotor Behavior with a Microcomputer-Mediated Teaching System: An Experimental Analysis.
Horn, Eva M.; Warren, Steven F. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1987
The effects of a combined neuromotor/behavioral approach using a microcomputer mediated teaching system on the acquisition of basic motor skills by two young children (17- and 24-months-old) with severe and multiple disabilities were examined. Increased frequency and duration of target behaviors in both training and generalizing settings were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Computer Assisted Instruction
Reducing Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom Using Contingent-Interrupted Auditory Stimulation.
Strawbridge, Leigh A.; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1987
The study evaluated a positive behavior therapy approach to managing disruptive screaming and crying in a classroom setting by a ten-year-old female with severe retardation, visual impairment, and physical disabilities. Auditory stimulation decreased disruptive behavior to zero levels, and gains were maintained at five-month followup. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
The Relationship of Staff Contact and Activity to the Stereotypy of Children with Multiple Disabilities.
Brusca, Rita M.; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1989
The relationship between stereotypy and the instructional environment of 3 children, ages 9-13, with severe mental retardation and dual sensory impairments was examined. Reductions in stereotypy were associated with staff-resident interaction and the presence of certified teaching staff; the children responded differently to various types of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Hearing Impairments
Effects of a Multifaceted Training Procedure on the Acquisition and Generalization of Social Behaviors in Language-Disabled Deaf Children.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Rasing, Eef J.; Duker, Pieter C. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
This study evaluated effects of a multifaceted training procedure on acquisition and generalization of social behaviors of 9 language-disabled deaf children (ages 8-9). The intervention involved child training as well as supervision, feedback, and goal setting by teachers and staff. Results indicated increases in appropriate target behaviors which…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Deafness, Feedback
Deinstitutionalization of People with Developmental Disability.
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Molony, Helen; Taplin, John – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1988
Studies of deinstitutionalization for individuals with developmental disabilities show positive effects on skills, behavior, activity level, social interaction, and quality of life. Effects are clearest in adaptive behavior. Outcomes for individuals with severe or multiple disabilities are less positive. Implications for Australian policy are…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Change, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities
Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour: Training Staff To Work with People with Learning Disabilities Who Exhibit Challenging Behaviour and May Have an Associated Mental Illness. Final Report.
Clifton, M.; And Others – 1993
This report describes a project which surveyed providers and purchasers of nursing services within the National Health Service in England on what is available and what is needed in staff training for those working with individuals having mental retardation and challenging behaviors and/or mental illness. Section 1 describes the methodology of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Emotional Disturbances