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Ryan, Joanna; Jameson, J. Matt; Coleman, Olivia Fudge; Eichelberger, Carrie; Bowman, Jessica A.; Conradi, Lyndsey Aiono; Johnston, Susan S.; McDonnell, John – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
A high-quality education in the social studies is recommended by the National Council for the Social Studies to promote civic competence and democratic participation for school system graduates. Currently, limited empirical information exists to inform social studies instruction for students with significant intellectual disability (SID),…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Inquiry, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
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Pan, Xinyu; Totsika, Vasiliki; Nicholls, Gemma; Paris, Andreas – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Adaptive skills measures tend to be lengthy. The GO4KIDDS (Great Outcomes for Kids Impacted by Severe Developmental Disabilities; (Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 58, 2015 and 594)) Brief Adaptive Behaviour Scale was developed to provide a brief assessment of adaptive skills. Our study aimed to examine the…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Psychometrics
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Wu, Ya-ping; Chen, Ming-chung; Lo, Ya-yu; Chiang, Chun-han – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2020
This study examined the effects of an intervention that integrated peer-mediated instruction (PMI) with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) using speech-generating devices (SGDs). Nine trained peer tutors without disabilities taught science concepts and modeled use of SGDs following a script to three elementary school students with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Peer Teaching, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Dieruf, Kristen B.; Ault, Melinda Jones; Spriggs, Amy D. – Journal of Special Education, 2020
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of a system of least prompts procedure and use of a graphic organizer to teach the academic literacy standard of comparing characters in text for elementary students with moderate and severe intellectual disability. A multiple probe across participants design was used to evaluate the results.…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Severe Intellectual Disability, Prompting
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Braatveit, Kirsten J.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Hove, Oddbjørn – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Introduction: There is reason to believe that many individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), who are in contact with services, have an undiagnosed intellectual disability. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of intellectual and borderline intellectual disabilities (ID/BID) among inpatients with SUD and to further…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Severe Intellectual Disability, Intellectual Disability, Incidence
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Mruzek, Daniel W.; McAleavey, Stephen; Engel, Suzanne; Smith, Tristram – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2016
In this study, a novel enuresis alarm device using a miniaturized radio frequency module and disposable sensors made with inexpensive conductive ink was used to teach toilet use for urination with three participants with severe intellectual disability (two males and one female; aged 7-15 years) in a private special education school setting. At…
Descriptors: Toilet Training, Assistive Technology, Severe Intellectual Disability, Special Schools
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Hetzroni, Orit E.; Shalev, Maayan – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
The study examined the effects of the types of communication breakdowns of the communication partners on the repair strategies of students with severe intellectual disability during interaction within the natural school environment. Forty-eight staff members, divided into two groups based on daily vs. weekly contact with the student, and 12…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Communication Problems