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Van Laarhoven, Toni; Winiarski, Lauren; Blood, Erika; Chan, Jeffrey M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
A modified pre/posttest control group design was used to measure the effectiveness of video modeling on the maintenance of vocational tasks for six students with autism spectrum disorder and/or developmental disabilities. Each student was assigned two vocational tasks at their employment settings and their independence with each task was measured…
Descriptors: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Control Groups, Video Technology
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Browder, Diane; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Flowers, Claudia; Baker, Joshua – Remedial and Special Education, 2012
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a multicomponent early literacy curriculum that included phonics and phonemic awareness in comparison to a sight word approach. A total of 93 students with severe developmental disabilities who were enrolled in Grades K through 4 were randomly assigned to either a multicomponent early literacy curriculum…
Descriptors: Phonics, Sight Vocabulary, Developmental Disabilities, Phonemic Awareness
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Downs, Andrew; Downs, Robyn Conley; Johansen, Michael; Fossum, Michelle – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
There is a great need to identify specific instructional methods that effectively promote positive skill development in young children with developmental disabilities. One method that has received strong empirical support with children with autism is Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT); however, the effectiveness of DTT has not been extensively…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Preschool Education, Developmental Disabilities, Program Effectiveness