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The Effect of Medical/Therapeutic Clowns on the Playfulness of Children with Intellectual Disabilities
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Feniger-Schaal, Rinat; Stern, Amitai; Elizarov, Einat – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Play is an essential component of children's development. Children with intellectual disability tend to have poor socioemotional abilities and impaired play. This study examined the effects of a medical/therapeutic clowning play intervention on the playfulness of children with intellectual disability. Method: Two medical clowns…
Descriptors: Play, Intellectual Disability, Preschool Children, Intervention
Effects of Enhanced Milieu Teaching and Book Reading on the Target Word Approximations of Young Children with Language Delay
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Kang, Veronica Y.; Kim, Sunyoung – Journal of Early Intervention, 2023
Teaching vocabularies to young children is critical as vocabulary is related to long-term language, literacy, and academic skills. The current study used a multiple probe design to examine the effects of enhanced milieu teaching with book reading on the use of word approximations in four 2- to 4-year-old females with language delay. The first…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Word Frequency, Vocabulary Development, Story Reading
Implementation of Active Support in Victoria, Australia: An Exploratory Study
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Mansell, Jim; Beadle-Brown, Julie; Bigby, Christine – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: Active support is an effective intervention to support engagement of residents with intellectual disability in group homes. This survey explored resident characteristics of the people supported by organisations implementing active support, the provision of active support, its procedures and systems, and resident engagement in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Group Homes, Severe Mental Retardation, Intervention
Assessing and Developing the Adaptive Functioning of Handicapped Children and Youth. Final Report [October 1984-September 1987].
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Bruininks, Robert H. – 1987
The project sought to clarify the nature and structure of adaptive functioning and to address methodological issues in its assessment, in order to improve placement, evaluation, and instructional decision-making related to adaptive functioning. Project components included: (1) exploration of the structure of adaptive behavior; (2) comparison of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Future Developments in the Concept and Application of Adaptive Behavior.
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McCarver, Ronald B.; Campbell, Vincent A. – Journal of Special Education, 1987
A fictional 1995 post-evaluation conference is used to offer predictions regarding the future of adaptive behavior assessment and intervention. The student's profile of performance on a comprehensive adaptive behavior scale is analyzed. The status of theoretical issues ten years from now is discussed as an extrapolation of current trends.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis
Intervention Planning Using Adaptive Behavior Instruments.
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Cone, John D. – Journal of Special Education, 1987
Adaptive behavior instruments that are environmentally relevant can be used effectively in intervention planning for physically handicapped students. Five desirable characteristics in such instruments are listed, selected instruments are reviewed, and a systems approach to assessing adaptive behavior is described in the context of developing…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Rating Scales, Diagnostic Teaching, Disabilities
The Relationship between Adaptive Behvior and Social Skills: Issues in Definition and Assessment.
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Gresham, Frank M.; Elliott, Stephen N. – Journal of Special Education, 1987
The article documents relationships between adaptive behavior and social skills. Social competence deficits in mildly handicapped children are classified into four types: skill deficits, performance deficits, self-control skill deficits, and self-control performance deficits. Assessment procedures for classification and intervention purposes are…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education