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Observed Changes in the Alertness and Communicative Involvement of Students with Multiple and Severe Disability Following In-Class Mentor Modelling for Staff in Segregated and General Education Classrooms
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Foreman, P.; Arthur-Kelly, M.; Bennett, D.; Neilands, J.; Colyvas, K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2014
Background: The improvement of engagement and involvement in communicative and socially centred exchanges for individuals with multiple and severe disability (MSD) presents complex and urgent challenges to educators. This paper reports the findings of an intervention study designed to enhance the interactive skills of students with MSD using an…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Communication Skills, Intervention
Being Reliable: Issues in Determining the Reliability and Making Sense of Observations of Adults with Congenital Deafblindness?
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Prain, M. I.; McVilly, K. R.; Ramcharan, P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: Most research into interactions with people who are congenitally deafblind involves observational data. In order for practitioners and researchers to have confidence in the findings of observational studies, researchers need to demonstrate that the processes employed are replicable and trustworthy. This paper draws on data from an…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Interrater Reliability, Researchers, Deaf Blind
Staff Interactive Style during Multisensory Storytelling with Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Penne, A.; ten Brug, A.; Munde, V.; van der Putten, A.; Vlaskamp, C.; Maes, B. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: Multisensory storytelling (MSST) is an individualised activity for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) in which a story is being told with an emphasis on sensory experiences and social interaction. MSST is a promising approach, but needs more empirical research evidence. In general, there is a lack of…
Descriptors: Evidence, Video Technology, Multiple Disabilities, Caregivers