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Using Behavior Analysis and Therapy to Teach Dance to Neurodiverse Children in Day Treatment Education Program
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Brianna M. Anderson; Dana Kalil; Tricia Vause; Linda Morrice; Sarah Davis; Priscilla Burnham Riosa – Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, 2024
Neurodiverse children in day treatment programs often experience behavioral challenges that limit their opportunities to engage in recreational physical activities. These activities are important for physical health and aid in developing motor and socio-emotional skills. The present study used an explanatory sequential mixed methods design to…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Community Programs, Behavior Problems, Psychomotor Skills
Effects of iPod Touch™ Technology as Communication Devices on Peer Social Interactions across Environments
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Mancil, G. Richmond; Lorah, Elizabeth R.; Whitby, Peggy Schaefer – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the use of the iPod Touch™ as a Speech Generated Device (SGD) for Functional Communication Training (FCT). The evaluation of the effects on problem behavior, the effects on generalization and maintenance of the acquired communication repertoire, and the social initiations of peers between the new SGD (iPod…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Information Technology, Validity, Generalization
Towards a Theory of Selected Knowledge Acquisition Patterns Among Black Children.
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Morgan, Harry – 1976
The goal of this paper is to combine selected research literature concerned with early and advanced sensorimotor development in black children, and the institutional management of their natural precocity. The first section briefly reviews selected literature about sensorimotor development in black children. The second section discusses the current…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Black Youth, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development
Teaching Strategies, Methods, and Materials. Papers Presented at the Annual International Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children (48th, Chicago, Illinois, April 19-25, 1970).
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Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1970
The report of the proceedings of the convention of the Council for Exceptional Children in 1970 includes papers on the following topics: a workshop report on the team approach in using educational media, means of decelerating disruptive classroom behavior, the promotion of motor development in young retardates, the use of pictorial symbols to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Camping, Cognitive Development, Educational Methods
Educating Children with Autism.
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 2001
The National Research Council formed a Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism and charged the committee with integrating the scientific, theoretical, and policy literature and creating a framework for evaluating the scientific evidence concerning the effects and features of educational interventions for young children with…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis
First Steps: A Handbook for Teaching Young Children Who Are Visually Impaired.
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Blind Childrens Center, Los Angeles, CA. – 1993
This handbook provides an overview of the development of young children with visual impairments and their educational needs. The first three chapters outline the developmental path followed by sighted children and contrast this with the lives of children who are visually impaired, introduce the professionals who commonly work with children who are…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Child Development