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Boudreau, Ainsley M.; Corkum, Penny; Meko, Katelyn; Smith, Isabel M. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2015
This review examined the effectiveness of peer-mediated pivotal response treatment (PM-PRT) to increase social-communication skills for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A systematic review was conducted of all published studies examining PM-PRT in school-aged children with ASD, based on an established rubric. Five PM-PRT studies…
Descriptors: Intervention, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence
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Clendon, Sally; Gillon, Gail; Yoder, David – International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 2005
This study provides insights into the benefits of phoneme awareness intervention for children with complex communication needs (CCN). The specific aims of the study were: (1) to determine whether phoneme awareness skills can be successfully trained in children with CCN; and (2) to observe any transfer effects to phoneme awareness tasks not…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Coding, Transfer of Training, Written Language
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Gresham, Frank M.; McIntyre, Laura Lee; Olson-Tinker, Heidi; Dolstra, Lisa; McLaughlin, Veronica; Van, Mai – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997 mandate the use of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and positive behavioral supports and interventions for students with disabilities. Although much progress has been made in our understanding of functional analysis over the past 15 years, the extent to which these…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Developmental Disabilities, Intervention