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Choice Diversity for People with Severe Disabilities.
Brown, Fredda; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1993
This article presents guidelines for providing individuals with severe disabilities with a wide range of personal choices. It provides a rationale for teaching all individuals to participate in meaningful choice-making; describes basic types of choices; and suggests ways to generalize choice-making skills across settings, times, and people. (DB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Generalization, Individual Development, Normalization (Disabilities)
Teaching Complex Activities to Students with Moderate Handicaps through the Forward Chaining of Shorter Total Cycle Response Sequences.
McWilliams, Renee; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1990
Three adolescents with moderate mental handicaps were taught bedmaking skills through a technique which involved dividing the entire chain into sections, teaching the first section in a total cycle fashion, and adding instruction on subsequent sections in a forward chaining manner. The technique promoted skill acquisition and substantial…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Chaining, Daily Living Skills, Instructional Effectiveness
Putting on and Removing Coats and Jackets: The Acquisition and Maintenance of Skills by Children with Severe Multiple Disabilities.
Reese, Gail M.; Snell, Martha E. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
A system of graduated guidance was used to teach three children (ages six through nine) with severe multiple disabilities to don and remove their jackets and coats independently. The training approach involved initial use of oversized garments, fading of guidance, and individualized reinforcement. Skill maintenance and generalization were also…
Descriptors: Clothing, Cues, Generalization, Maintenance
Using Constant Time Delay to Teach Recipe Following Skills.
Schuster, John W.; Griffen, Ann K. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
A five-second constant time delay procedure with recipe cards was used to teach drink preparation to five intermediate-aged elementary students with moderate mental handicaps. The procedure was effective in teaching all students how to complete the task; 12-month followup showed at least 81 percent accuracy. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foods Instruction, Home Economics, Instructional Effectiveness