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Direct linkPeters-Scheffer, Nienke; Didden, Robert; Korzilius, Hubert; Sturmey, Peter – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Excitement and controversy have surrounded the effectiveness of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) for young children with autism. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to investigate the effectiveness of EIBI based on applied behavior analysis in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). There were 11 studies with 344…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Early Intervention, Autism
Smith, Isabel M.; Koegel, Robert L.; Koegel, Lynn K.; Openden, Daniel A.; Fossum, Kristin L.; Bryson, Susan E. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
The Nova Scotia early intensive behavior intervention model--NS EIBI (Bryson et al., 2007) for children with autistic spectrum disorders was designed to be feasible and sustainable in community settings. It combines parent training and naturalistic one-to-one behavior intervention employing Pivotal Response Treatment--PRT (R. Koegel & Koegel,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Receptive Language, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Yazejian, Noreen; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S. – NHSA Dialog, 2009
This quasi-experimental study evaluated the effects of a supplementary preschool classroom music and movement curriculum on Head Start children's language skills. The curriculum consisted of sequenced music and movement activities conducted by outside interventionists. The evaluation compared the language skills of children attending either…
Descriptors: Intervention, Music Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Phonological Awareness
Freeman, Louella; Bochner, Sandra – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2008
The main aim of the Bridging the Gap project was to encourage Indigenous families to use a home book-reading program to minimise the disadvantage often experienced by their children when learning to read. The project was implemented in Western Sydney by Aboriginal Education Assistants (AEAs) from the Indigenous Catholic Education Unit within the…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Catholic Schools, Age, Indigenous Populations
Download full textCurry, Janice – 2001
The prekindergarten (pre-K) program is an important part of the systemic effort by the Austin Independent School District, Texas (AISD) to help every student meet the state's student performance standards. In 2000-2001, 41 of the district's schools offering pre-K (79% of all elementary schools) had full-day programs and 17 had half-day programs. A…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness
Curry, Janice; Zyskowski, Gloria – 2000
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) prekindergarten program is an important component of the state and district goal of having every student reading on grade level by the end of third grade. In 1999-2000, 57 of the 71 AISD elementary schools provided prekindergarten education. The AISD prekindergarten program served 3,571 4-year-olds.…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness
Fais, Laurie; Wanderman, Richard – 1987
The paper describes the application of a computer-assisted writing program in a special high school for learning disabled and dyslexic students and reports on a study of the program's effectiveness. Particular advantages of the Macintosh Computer for such a program are identified including use of the mouse pointing tool, graphic icons to identify…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Dyslexia, Expressive Language, High Schools
Peer reviewedSubtelny, Joanne; Snell, Karen B. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1988
Efficacy of individualized training using a distinctive feature model of therapy was evaluated with 75 hearing-impaired postsecondary students. Significant improvements in vowel, word and sentence production, and word and sentence perception were observed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Deafness, Distinctive Features (Language), Expressive Language, Hearing Impairments
Gillum, Heather; Camarata, Stephen – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2004
The purpose of this review is to discuss the importance of treatment efficacy research in language comprehension in MR/DD populations. Although receptive language deficit is an integral part of most MR/DD typologies, there have been relatively few studies evaluating the effectiveness or efficacy of treatment for this condition. Recently, there has…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Program Effectiveness, Receptive Language, Language Impairments
Martin, Helen E.; And Others – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1988
A study compared the changes in students with moderate mental retardation in two school settings (segregated and semi-integrated) in intellectual development, adaptive behavior, receptive language, and academic achievement. While both groups gained in some areas, greater gains were found in the semi-integrated population. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Followup Studies, Intellectual Development
Fewell, Rebecca R.; Glick, Michelle P. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1996
An intensive early intervention program was evaluated by assessing gains made by 44 special needs children (age 2) in cognition, gross motor, fine motor, receptive language, and expressive language domains. Comparison of actual to predicted posttest scores did not reveal significant gains in any domains. In cognition, gross motor, and fine motor…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2001
This report summarizes evaluation results from AISD's prekindergarten program during school year 2000-2001.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Grants, Student Characteristics, At Risk Students
Jeffers, Elaine; Sperber, Diane – 1980
During the 1979-1980 school year Project Primary Reading Objectives for Bilingual Education (P.R.O.B.E.) was involved in improving the rate of reading growth and cognitive development of four and five year olds from the Bronx, New York. In bilingual classes that were conducted primarily in Spanish, the 153 program participants received instruction…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, English (Second Language)
