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Linn Johnels; Jenny Wilder; Simo Vehmas – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2024
The feasibility of a pedagogical approach--MultiSensory Music Drama (MSMD)--was investigated in collaboration with a teacher and a student with severe/profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (S/PIMD). Educational research for this group of learners is scarce, but research has suggested the potential of integrating music and multisensory…
Descriptors: Music Education, Drama, Multisensory Learning, Students with Disabilities
Alberto, Paul A.; Fredrick, Laura D. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The purpose of this project is to develop and to individually examine the efficacy of three different components of an integrated literacy program. No attempt is made to compare the components of the program to each other. Rather, the goal is to determine the effectiveness of each component of the program on the acquisition of the reading of…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Visual Literacy, Reading Instruction, Disabilities
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Clement, Tim; Bigby, Christine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Adults with severe challenging behaviour can achieve good "quality of life" outcomes in small supported accommodation services. Yet, the research indicates that they typically experience poorer outcomes than other adults with intellectual disability. This raises questions about the degree to which research has informed…
Descriptors: Program Design, Program Development, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
Kregel, John – Exceptional Parent, 1985
The development of effective community integration training programs for persons with severe handicaps is examined in terms of the human needs of severely disabled persons, the importance of comprehension and community-oriented training, emphasis on generalization, and consideration of individual preferences and interests. (CL)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Mainstreaming, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
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Stephens, Carl; Yu, Dickie – Mental Retardation and Learning Disability Bulletin, 1985
Annual program plans for residents written prior to and following the implementation of the IPP (Individual Program Planning) system were rated to determine the extent of changes that resulted. More departments attended meetings, stated objectives, described intervention plans and evaluation procedures for proposed objectives, and reported…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Multiple Disabilities, Program Development
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Wehman, Paul; Garrett, Sharon – Mental Retardation, 1978
The article describes the implementation and results of a developmentally sequenced language program for 21 severely, profoundly, and multihandicapped students (mean CA=10 years, mean MA=20 months). (SBH)
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Language Programs, Multiple Disabilities, Program Descriptions
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Voeltz, Luanna M.; Evans, Ian M. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2004
Documentation of positive outcomes for severely handicapped learners as a function of their educational programs is receiving increased attention as the major focus of program development, monitoring, and evaluation efforts. At the same time, those strategies that have been used predominantly to determine program effectiveness--particularly…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Program Development, Validity, Program Evaluation
Minnesota Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, St. Paul. – 1989
This review of the literature on supported employment for individuals with severe disabilities begins by outlining two Federal definitions of supported employment and noting their similarities. Literature on approaches to supported employment is examined, focusing on individual jobs at distributed or scattered sites, enclaves, mobile crews, and…
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Employment Programs, Models
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Ayers, E. J. Bailey – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1991
Evaluation of TASH (The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps) Technical Assistance Project found it to be effective in providing inservice training for staff working with individuals with deaf-blindness. The project involves prioritization of training needs, team planning, follow-up activities, and use of consultants to deliver technical…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Inservice Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Hagner, David C. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1996
This commentary on "Natural Supports in the Workplace: The Jury Is Still Out" (Test and Wood), argues that the principles of natural supports should not be subject to empirical testing because they function as a guide to strategy development and strategy selection. Discusses the difficulties in examining natural support strategies. (CR)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Helping Relationship, Normalization (Disabilities)
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Alper, Sandra; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1993
A systematic approach to curriculum development for students with severe disabilities enrolled in extended school year programs is described. The approach is community driven, consistent with student Individualized Education Program objectives, tailored to the individual student, and teaches functional skills performed by individuals without…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Extended School Year, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Programs
Layden, Russell G.; Lederer, James B. – 1981
The report describes the development and operation of a program to serve two groups of hearing impaired children: students who need a highly structured multisensory curricular approach to the standard curriculum objectives, and students who need a heavy emphasis in life skills and activities for daily living. Monitoring data is presented on…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments
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O'Neill, Rob; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1993
This paper describes components of the Teacher Support System, an approach to providing behavioral counseling support to teachers with students having severe problem behaviors. Personnel and procedural components are described, along with descriptive and outcome information from case studies of students who have received support from the system.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Consultation Programs
Campbell, Patrick; And Others – 1993
This final report describes the PEERS (Providing Education for Everyone in Regular Schools) Project, a 5-year collaborative systems change project in California to facilitate the integration of students with severe disabilities who were previously served at special centers into services at regular schools and the integration of students in special…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
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Collins, Belva C. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1997
Describes a Kentucky program designed to train special-education personnel in moderate/severe-disabilities and early-childhood special education. The model used satellite, compressed video, and on-site delivery systems; support services from the university, state, and federal governments, and various methods of team teaching. Program effectiveness…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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