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Kim, Sunyoung; Kang, Veronica Y.; McLeod, Ragan H. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often exhibit difficulties with acquisition of language and social skills. In this study, the authors evaluate the effects of Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) combined with book reading to teach vocabulary words to young children with ASD during play. Replicating the study procedures of McLeod, Hardy, and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Teaching Methods, Young Children
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Leaf, Justin B.; Oppenheim-Leaf, Misty L.; Leaf, Ronald B.; Taubman, Mitchell; McEachin, John; Parker,Tracee; Waks, Andrea B.; Mountjoy, Toby – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Social stories are a commonly empirically evaluated and implemented procedure to increase pro-social behaviors and decrease aberrant behaviors for individuals diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Despite their widespread use there have been questions raised to the soundness of the research methodology and the results which have been…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Story Telling, Interpersonal Competence, Autism
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Brenna, Beverley – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Considering the arts model as a tool for promoting awareness, understanding, and support for people with autism and developmental disabilities, this paper discusses stories as a measure of societal thinking as well as a vehicle for societal change. The author's dual perspectives are shared as a researcher of books for children and young adults, as…
Descriptors: Fiction, Developmental Disabilities, Autism, Consciousness Raising
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Hart Barnett, Juliet E.; Cleary, Shannon – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are being included more frequently in the general educational setting, and are therefore increasingly expected to access and master core curricular content, including mathematics. However, mathematics often presents challenges to students with ASD. Interventions to improve the mathematics skills of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Waugh, Rebecca E.; Alberto, Paul A.; Fredrick, Laura D. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Errorless learning is an instructional approach designed to eliminate and/or reduce the number of errors students produce in traditional trial-and-error approaches (Mueller, Palkovic, & Maynard, 2007). Various response prompting strategies are employed to produce errorless learning. Simultaneous prompting is an errorless learning strategy that…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Prompting, Learning Strategies, Teaching Methods
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Bennett, Kyle D.; Dukes, Charles – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often struggle with features of adult life, including obtaining and maintaining gainful employment. Many factors seem to contribute to this issue, such as: (a) access to financial resources, (b) interaction between the unique characteristics of ASD and employment settings, and (c) curriculum and…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Literature Reviews
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Spencer, Vicky G.; Evmenova, Anya S.; Boon, Richard T.; Hayes-Harris, Laura – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of the published research-based strategies used in content area instruction for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Twenty-eight (N = 28) studies published from 2000-2012 that met the criteria for inclusion were located, reviewed, and synthesized. Findings revealed the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Teaching Methods
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Lang, Russell; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Machalicek, Wendy; Rispoli, Mandy; Shogren, Karrie; Chan, Jeffrey M.; Davis, Tonya; Lancioni, Giulio; Hopkins, Shannon – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
This review examined the involvement of teachers in the intervention research for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) from 1996 through February 2008. Forty-nine studies involving teachers of children with ASD were coded for different types of involvement. Findings are discussed in regards to three issues: (a) the manner in which…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Educational History