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Direct linkAlison, Caryn; Root, Jenny R.; Browder, Diane M.; Wood, Leah – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2017
Demonstrating comprehension of text is a complex skill that is an area of difficulty for many students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Shared story reading is an intervention that has a history of effectiveness in teaching literacy skills to students with extensive support needs. This study used a multiple probe across participants design to…
Descriptors: Story Reading, Autism, English Language Learners, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Hudson, Melissa E.; Browder, Diane M.; Jimenez, Bree A. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
This study investigated the effects of a peer-delivered system of least prompts intervention and adapted grade-level science read-alouds on correct listening comprehension responses for participants with moderate intellectual disability. The intervention package included prompts in which selected text was read again. Participants directed the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Moderate Mental Retardation, Peer Teaching, Tutoring
Mims, Pamela J.; Hudson, Melissa E.; Browder, Diane M. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a modified system of least intrusive prompts on text-dependent listening comprehension for four middle-school-aged students with intellectual disability and autism during read-alouds of adapted grade-level biographies. A system of least intrusive prompts was modified by inserting a rule…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Reading Aloud to Others, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
Mims, Pamela J.; Lee, Angel; Browder, Diane M.; Zakas, Tracie-Lynn; Flynn, Susan – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
This pilot study sought to develop and evaluate the use of a treatment package that included systematic and direct instruction on acquisition of literacy skills aligned with middle school English/Language Arts standards for students with moderate to severe disabilities, including autism. Participants included five teachers and 15 middle school…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Literacy, Writing Skills, Poetry
Mims, Pamela J.; Browder, Diane M.; Baker, Joshua N.; Lee, Angel; Spooner, Fred – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Shared stories have been shown to help increase emerging literacy skills in students with significant intellectual disabilities. One important literacy skill is the development of listening comprehension. In this study, least-to-most prompt system was used to promote listening comprehension during shared stories for two students with significant…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Visual Impairments, Mental Retardation, Generalization
Spooner, Fred; Rivera, Christopher J.; Browder, Diane M.; Baker, Joshua N.; Salas, Spencer – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2009
Recent statistics suggest that the number of English-language learners has been growing at a rapid rate in the United States. The growth of this population will inevitably lead to a larger number of culturally and linguistically diverse students with significant cognitive disabilities. Currently, there is little research on effective literacy…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Emergent Literacy, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
Browder, Diane M.; Mims, Pamela J.; Spooner, Fred; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Lee, Angel – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2008
Literacy may be one of the most important instructional areas for enhancing quality of life for all students. One way to promote literacy skills is through engaging students in the shared reading of a story. In this study, methods for planning and implementing shared stories for three students with multiple disabilities was evaluated via a…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Multiple Disabilities, Quality of Life
