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Download full textEsentürk, Oguz Kaan; Güngör, Nuri Berk – Journal of Education and Learning, 2020
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of peer-mediated adaptive physical activity program on problem behaviors of mentally handicapped students. Eight mentally handicapped students and eight peer students with normal development participated in this study, which was designed according to a sequential descriptive design. In the…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities, Peer Influence, Physical Activities
Direct linkBaker, Bruce L.; Blacher, Jan – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Teenage youth with co-morbid intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) could be at higher risk for behavioral and social difficulties than youth with ID only. Methods: Youth aged 13 years were diagnosed with ID (n = 37), ID/ASD (n = 26), or typical development (TD, n = 98). Mothers and teachers completed measures…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity
Sazak Pinar, Elif; Sucuoglu, Bulbin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
The present study was designed to investigate (a) which social skills were accepted as critical for success in inclusive classrooms according to the Turkish general classroom teachers and (b) whether the teachers' expectancies related to social skills of the students with and without disabilities differed. The importance dimension of the Social…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Elementary School Teachers, Special Needs Students, Interpersonal Competence
Isawumi, Oyeyinka David; Oyundoyin, John Olusegun – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The study examined home and school environmental factors as determinant of social skills deficit among learners with intellectual disability in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research method using a sample size of fifty (50) pupils with intellectual disability who were purposively selected from five special primary schools in Lagos…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Educational Environment, Intellectual Disability, Interpersonal Competence
Stanton-Chapman, Tina L.; Brown, Tiara S. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2015
The current study evaluated the play behaviors of children with disabilities (e.g., developmental delays, specific language impairment) who participated in a social communication intervention targeting skills such as initiations, responses, name use, proximity, and turn-taking. Three children who were enrolled in an inclusive classroom met the…
Descriptors: Play, Disabilities, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence
Stanton-Chapman, Tina L.; Denning, Christopher B.; Jamison, Kristen Roorbach – Journal of Special Education, 2012
The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the turn-taking skills of children with and without disabilities who participated in a social communication intervention targeting peer-directed initiations and responses. Eight children met the selection criteria for inclusion in the study. A multiple baseline design across participants (dyads) was…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Intervention, Communication Skills, Preschool Children
Cifci Tekinarslan, Ilknur; Sazak Pinar, Elif; Sucuoglu, Bulbin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The purpose of this study is to compare the assessment results of social skills of students with mental retardation by their teachers and mothers through relational model by using descriptive statistics. The research group in this study consisted of mothers and teachers of 562 children with mental retardation aged between 6 and 12 who enrolled in…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Age Differences, Hyperactivity, Mental Retardation
Wei, Xin; Yu, Jennifer W.; Shaver, Debra – Exceptional Children, 2014
Despite the high prevalence of comorbidity between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities (LD) or emotional disturbances (ED), few studies have examined the long-term effects of these comorbid relationships on student outcomes. We estimated the longitudinal academic, social, and behavioral outcomes in children…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Comorbidity
Vaughn, Sharon; Wanzek, Jeanne; Murray, Christy S.; Scammacca, Nancy; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia; Woodruff, Althea L. – Exceptional Children, 2009
This study examined the effects of an intensive reading intervention for students demonstrating minimal response to previous, less intensive intervention. Participants received intervention for 13 to 26 weeks in first grade. In second grade, students were screened and those meeting the benchmark (higher responders) did not received an additional…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Early Intervention, Early Reading, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedWright, Dan; Torrey, Gregory K. – Behavioral Disorders, 2001
The relationship of parent and teacher ratings of social skills and problem behaviors, using the Social Skills Rating System with two peer-reference measures, were examined with 101 fifth- and sixth-graders. Teacher ratings of social skills, problem behaviors, and academic competence showed moderate correlations with both peer measures. (Contains…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Disability Identification, Intermediate Grades
