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Jason Trumble; Donna Wake; Michelle Buchanan – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2024
Teaching through collaborative making has found its way into K12 schools and colleges of education, but minimal research exists on making for learning in special education settings. Even less research is available focusing on preservice special education teachers using making as a pedagogical tool for academic interventions. This multiple case…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Shared Resources and Services
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Walker, Virginia L.; Douglas, Karen H.; Brewer, Chelsea – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2020
As paraprofessionals gain more instructional responsibilities for individual students, feasible training strategies must be established to promote effective delivery of instruction. This train-the-trainer study was designed to teach paraprofessionals how to implement an evidence-based instructional practice under the direction of the classroom…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education, Training
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Ivy, Sarah E.; Guerra, Jennifer A.; Hatton, Deborah D. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2017
Introduction: Constant time delay is an evidence-based practice to teach sight word recognition to students with a variety of disabilities. To date, two studies have documented its effectiveness for teaching braille. Methods: Using a multiple-baseline design, we evaluated the effectiveness of constant time delay to teach highly motivating words to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Braille, Developmental Disabilities, Time Factors (Learning)
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Hicks, S. Christy; Bethune, Keri S.; Wood, Charles L.; Cooke, Nancy L.; Mims, Pamela J. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
Some students with intellectual disabilities require explicit instruction of language skills, including preposition use; however, little is known about effective ways to teach preposition use to this population. This study examined direct instruction (DI) to teach students to use and respond to prepositions. Results indicated that DI was an…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Form Classes (Languages), Mental Retardation, Language Skills
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Lengyel, Linda; Vernon-Dotson, Lisa – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2010
Case methodology is receiving more recognition in the field of education as a viable pedagogy for use in the preparation of future educators. In this article, the coauthors explore two examples of case method instruction that extend beyond university classrooms to field sites: case report and case study. Both examples were used in special…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Special Education Teachers, Special Education
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Oliva, Doretta – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2002
A study involving four adults with multiple disabilities found that they not only could be taught to engage cooperatively in tasks with clearly discriminate response components, but that they preferred forms of cooperative engagement to individual engagement. The need for structured training strategies to teach engagement is stressed. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Cooperative Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Interpersonal Competence
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Ip, Chuk Kuen; Lian, Ming-Gon John – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2005
This study investigated the effectiveness of metacognitive strategies in teaching reading comprehension to five Chinese children with physical and multiple disabilities. Results suggested that metacognitive instructional strategies might be effective. Further research using various methods/designs on children of different ages and academic levels…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Multiple Disabilities, Metacognition
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Dixon, Mark R.; Holcomb, Sharon – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2000
A study used a progressive delay procedure to teach self-control to six adults with mental retardation. At baseline, participants chose an immediate smaller reinforcer rather than a larger delayed reinforcer. Progressive increases in work requirements for gaining access to a larger reinforcer resulted in participants selecting larger delayed…
Descriptors: Adults, Delay of Gratification, Instructional Effectiveness, Mental Retardation
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Barnes, Stacie B.; Whinnery, Keith W. – Exceptional Children, 2002
A study investigated the effects of the Mobility Opportunities Via Education (MOVE) curriculum on the functional walking skills of five elementary students with severe, multiple disabilities. Repeated measures were taken during baseline, intervention, and maintenance phases. All students demonstrated progress in taking reciprocal steps during…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Mudford, Oliver C. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
Review of claims for the effectiveness of the gentle teaching philosophy with people having severe problem behaviors and mental retardation finds that the methods were unsuccessful with seven of nine individuals. Although more research is needed, the review suggests that gentle teaching cannot be considered an ethically defensible treatment…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Educational Methods, Educational Philosophy
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Roberson, Wynelle H.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1992
The use of pictures in task analysis to teach complex tasks to students with multiple disabilities is detailed. The paper presents: benefits of picture task analysis as a receptive communication strategy, memory aid, and instructional efficiency; approaches to developing and implementing a picture task analysis; and a case study illustrating the…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Ballard, Keith D. – Exceptional Child, 1987
This article compares approaches to teaching children with special learning needs, especially those with severe multiple disabilities. It suggests that behavioral methods result in undesirable instructor control of learning and compares these methods with approaches of effective teachers which encourage student initiative and pupil control.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Elliott, Reed O., Jr.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
The effects of analog language teaching and natural language teaching on language generalization and long-term retention in 23 adults with autism and severe/profound mental retardation were examined. Natural language teaching was found to have many strengths and few drawbacks and to produce equal generalization and retention under conditions…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
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Koppenhaver, David A.; Yoder, David E. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1993
This article considers classroom instruction in reading and writing for children with severe speech and physical impairments (e.g., cerebral palsy). A model of classroom instruction (involving teacher characteristics, context, process, and product) is offered, effective instructional strategies are identified, and recommendations are made to…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement
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Selinske, Jane E.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
Behavior analysis was implemented in a school for 38 children with multiple disabilities, following staff training. Results over two years showed educationally significant increases in trials taught, correct student trials, and objectives achieved. During followup, results indicated maintenance and social validity of the behavior analysis package.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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