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Luca Vascelli; Vanessa Artoni; Federica Berardo – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2023
Three adolescents with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities who attended a clinical setting participated in this study. The effects of repeated times practice for component skills on the emission frequency of composite daily living skills such as wearing a shirt, shoes, fastening buttons, and using an iPad were investigated. We practiced…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Daily Living Skills, Adolescents, Intellectual Disability
Tammi D. Waltjer-Haverly – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of a computer assisted instruction to deliver discrete trial training of academic skills to students with significant intellectual disabilities. Based upon the principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis, discrete trial training was identified as an evidence-based practice in teaching skills to…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Computer Assisted Instruction, Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities
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Bassette, Laura; Titus-Dieringer, Shannon; Zoder-Martell, Kim; Cremeans, McKenzie – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
School psychologists are well-positioned to assist practitioners in engaging students in physical activity (PA) which can increase student access to improved well-being and associated health benefits. This may be of particular importance for adolescents with moderate to severe developmental disabilities (DD; autism and intellectual disability) who…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Instructional Effectiveness, Skill Development, Students with Disabilities
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Cannella-Malone, Helen I.; Dueker, Scott A.; Barczak, Mary A.; Brock, Matthew E. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Students with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve access to instruction on academic skills in addition to functional skills. Many teachers, however, report challenges with identifying appropriate evidence-based practices to teach academics to these students. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize and…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severe Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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Amadi, Chelsea J.; Brock, Matthew E.; Barczak, Mary A.; Anderson, Eric J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
For students with autism, recess is often a missed opportunity to develop social competence and relationships. Although interventions have been developed to promote interactions and social skills for students with average or above-average intellectual functioning, there has been less focus on students with autism who have below-average…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Severe Intellectual Disability, Interaction
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Kao, Ming-Sui; Wang, Chen-Hsuan – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Objectives: Upper limb motor dysfunction often occurs in individuals with intellectual disabilities, affecting their daily self-care abilities and employability. Therefore, enhancing their upper limb motor function could improve the quality of life. This study investigated the impact of Frisbee game course on the upper limb motor function of…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Games, Vocational Education, Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Jimenez, Bree A.; Alamer, Khulod – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2018
Advances in and the decreased cost of technology has resulted in a significant increase in educational programming that incorporates technology into the school curriculum. Specifically, the use of iPads has become quite common to support students social, communication, and academic outcomes in recent years; however, many students with moderate to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
Sayer, Ian Vankirk – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Individuals with intellectual disabilities are underemployed when compared to their non-disabled peers. This employment gap has major implications for teachers working with students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. The federal government has mandated that educators work to increase beneficial post-school outcomes, including…
Descriptors: Moderate Intellectual Disability, Severe Intellectual Disability, Intervention, Interpersonal Competence
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Ogletree, Billy T.; Bartholomew, Patrick; Price, Johanna R. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2020
This brief report describes a large-group application of the Communication Partner Instruction (CPI) training model as a means of improving the interactive skills of stakeholders who communicate with individuals with severe intellectual disabilities presenting complex communication and physical profiles. Findings support CPI for large stakeholder…
Descriptors: Training, Communication Strategies, Communication Skills, Severe Intellectual Disability
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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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Smith, Mildred; Chambers, Stacey; Campbell, Angela; Pierce, Tristan; McCarthy, Tessa; Kostewicz, Douglas E. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2020
Introduction: This article demonstrates the effectiveness of the use of routine-based instruction for teaching sensorimotor-stage object-perception skills to students who have visual impairments (i.e., blindness or low vision) and severe intellectual disabilities. Method: Classroom teachers documented progress toward achievement of object…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Visual Impairments, Students with Disabilities
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Cannella-Malone, Helen I.; Jimenez, Eliseo D.; Schaefer, John M.; Miller, Megan; Byrum, Hollie – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2018
Video prompting has a strong evidence base as an effective strategy to teach students with severe disabilities a variety of skills including daily living skills. This study examined whether differences in daily living tasks (i.e., multistep, multicomponent, and sequential tasks) would impact skill acquisition using video prompting by three…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Prompting, Daily Living Skills, Skill Development
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Peltomäki, Satu; Pirttimaa, Raija; Pyhältö, Kirsi; Kontu, Elina K. – Education Sciences, 2021
The activity area-based curriculum model (AACM) is used in the Finnish basic education to support pupils--most of whom have profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD)--who could benefit more from skills that advance independent life coping. Existing studies have concentrated mainly on the Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal-setting…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Curriculum Development
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Ivy, Sarah E.; Hatton, Deborah D.; Wehby, Joseph H. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2018
Children's skill level in using a spoon facilitates increased independence during mealtimes and greater control over the pace and quantity of food intake, which has important implications for health and self-determination. Children with severe multiple disabilities, including cognitive and visual impairment (VI), require intensive instruction to…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Severe Intellectual Disability, Visual Impairments
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Nagra, Maninder K.; White, Rose; Appiah, Afua; Rayner, Kelly – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Intensive interaction (II) is a communication approach useful for working with people with severe intellectual disabilities. Health and social care providers offer II training courses to paid carers working in local services with the goal of improving social communication for their clients. Materials and methods: Eight paid carers who…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Caregivers, Interaction, Skill Development
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