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Lucas, Rebecca; Thomas, Louisa; Norbury, Courtenay Frazier – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
This study investigated whether children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can learn vocabulary from linguistic context. Thirty-five children with ASD (18 with age-appropriate structural language; 17 with language impairment [ALI]) and 29 typically developing peers were taught 20 Science words. Half were presented in linguistic context from…
Descriptors: Autism, Vocabulary Development, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Language Impairments
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Eldevik, Sigmund; Ondire, Iwona; Hughes, J. Carl; Grindle, Corinna F.; Randell, Tom; Remington, Bob – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Although Discrete-trial Teaching (DTT) is effective in teaching a many skills to children with autism, its proper implementation requires rigorous staff training. This study used an interactive computer simulation program ("DTkid") to teach staff relevant DTT skills. Participants (N = 12) completed two sets of pre-tests either once (n = 7) or…
Descriptors: Autism, Imitation, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods