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Training Paraprofessionals to Implement Systematic Instruction through a Pyramidal Approach Using Behavioral Skills Training
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Jodee A. Prudente – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Teaching students with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD) can often be a difficult and complex job. Teachers frequently rely on educational support staff or paraprofessionals to assist in the classroom in a variety of ways. However, paraprofessionals are unlikely to come into the classroom with the knowledge and skills needed to…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Teaching Methods, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Comparison of Self, Other, and Subjective Video Models for Teaching Daily Living Skills to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
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Van Laarhoven, Toni; Zurita, Leslie M.; Johnson, Jesse W.; Grider, Katie M.; Grider, Kristin L. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
This study compared the effectiveness of self-, other-, and subjective-video models on teaching daily living skills to three individuals with developmental disabilities. Results indicated that all conditions were effective in promoting independent correct responding in both instructional and generalization settings and that the effects maintained…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Daily Living Skills, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
The Effects of Behavioral Skills Training on Implementation of the Picture Exchange Communication System
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Rosales, Rocio; Stone, Karen; Rehfeldt, Ruth Anne – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
The effectiveness of a behavioral skills training (BST) package to teach the implementation of the first three phases of the picture exchange communication system (PECS) was evaluated with 3 adults who had no history teaching any functional communication system. A multiple baseline design across participants was used to evaluate the effectiveness…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Modification, Skill Development, Pictorial Stimuli
Behavioral Assessment and the Planning and Evaluation of Interventions for Developmentally Disabled Children.
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Powers, Michael D. – School Psychology Review, 1985
Research in assessment and intervention with developmentally disabled children has led to important advances in recent years. This article identifies conceptual and practical issues important to the process of behavioral assessment, and presents a framework for the behavioral assessment of the developmentally disabled, with special emphasis on…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
It's Never Too Early, It's Never Too Late. A Booklet about Personal Futures Planning for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Their Families and Friends, Case Managers, Service Providers and Advocates.
Mount, Beth; Zwernik, Kay – 1989
Personal futures planning is a tool for fostering new ways of thinking about people with developmental disabilities. Futures planning helps groups of people focus on opportunities for people with disabilities to develop personal relationships, have positive roles in community life, increase their control of their own lives, and develop the skills…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Developmental Disabilities, Goal Orientation, Individual Development
Visual Perceptual Problems of Visually Impaired Children with Developmental Disabilities.
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Rogow, Sally M. – RE:view, 1992
The development of visual perception skills in children with partial vision as well as developmental disabilities is considered. A model of visual learning is offered which incorporates the role of visual experience, movement, and visual learning. Specific teaching suggestions for developing visual attention and visual search skills are offered.…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Learning Activities, Models, Multiple Disabilities
Feature Issue on Leadership by Persons with Disabilities.
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Abery, Brian, Ed.; And Others – IMPACT, 1995
This newsletter issue provides stories of leaders who have developmental disabilities, descriptions of program initiatives and models promoting leadership opportunities for individuals who are disabled, and an historical overview of leadership issues. Major articles include: "Leadership: Where We've Been, Where We Are, Where We're Going" (Hank…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Advocacy, College Students, Developmental Disabilities