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Implementation Science of Mindfulness in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Singh, Nirbhay N. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Implementation science deals with the translation of evidence-based knowledge into practice in the real world. Mindfulness-based programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) emerged about 20 years ago. Efficacy and effectiveness studies provide the evidence-base for these programs and the field of IDD is moving…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Metacognition, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Practitioner Implementation of Communication Intervention with Students with Complex Communication Needs
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Andzik, Natalie R.; Cannella-Malone, Helen I. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
This study evaluated the effects of a pyramidal training approach that used an expert trainer who taught teachers how to train their paraeducators. Three special education teachers were taught to train four paraeducators to provide students with intellectual and developmental disabilities opportunities to initiate (OTI). A multiple baseline design…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Special Education Teachers
Computer Assisted Instruction to Teach Academic Content to Students with Intellectual Disability: A Review of the Literature
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Snyder, Sara; Huber, Heartley – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Special educators are relying more heavily on computer assisted instruction (CAI) programs to teach academic content to students with intellectual disability (ID) than ever before. Research in this area is growing; however, no formal review of the literature has been conducted to examine the efficacy of using CAI to teach academic content to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Special Education