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Ivy, Sarah E.; Hatton, Deborah D.; Wehby, Joseph H. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2018
Children's skill level in using a spoon facilitates increased independence during mealtimes and greater control over the pace and quantity of food intake, which has important implications for health and self-determination. Children with severe multiple disabilities, including cognitive and visual impairment (VI), require intensive instruction to…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Severe Intellectual Disability, Visual Impairments
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Rushton, Rosie; Kossyvaki, Lila – British Journal of Special Education, 2020
We all 'play' music! Play experiences for children with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) are often compromised, lost in complex care routines, increasingly stretched timetables and a lack of suitable play interventions. This study investigates combining music with play, using a set of guidelines and principles developed by the…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Music Activities, Play
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Conradi, Lyndsey Aiono; Jameson, J. Matt; Fischer, Aaron J.; Farrell, Michael; Eichelberger, Carrie; Ryan, Joanna; Bowman, Jessica A.; McDonnell, John – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Numerous studies have demonstrated the positive effects of the Good Behavior Game (GBG); however, limited information exists on the impact of the GBG on students with severe disabilities. This study investigated the impact of the GBG on students with severe disabilities and their off-task behaviors. Three students in three self-contained…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Time on Task, Student Behavior, Self Contained Classrooms
Wanzek, Jeanne; Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Schatschneider, Christopher; Donegan, Rachel E.; Rivas, Brenna; Jones, Francesca; Petscher, Yaacov – Grantee Submission, 2020
This study examined the effectiveness of the intensive implementation of a multicomponent reading intervention (Voyager Passport) with 306 fourth grade students with severe reading difficulties. Students with reading comprehension achievement below the 15%ile in the fall of fourth grade were randomly assigned to the intensive intervention or to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Reading Difficulties
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Loman, Sheldon L.; Strickland-Cohen, M. Kathleen; Walker, Virginia L. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2018
This study heeds a decade-long call to action to examine the accessibility of Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) for students with severe disabilities. To improve the accessibility of SWPBIS, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and evidence-based practices were used to teach three students with severe disabilities…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Severe Disabilities, Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention
Wendy Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2020
During the generic qualitative research, a system for facilitating collaborative lesson planning for teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities was developed and studied. The collaborative model allowed teachers to meet both school and district expectations for lesson plans. The purpose of the study, however, was to focus on the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Lesson Plans, Severe Intellectual Disability, Teacher Attitudes
Ritson, Darren J. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
A traditional mode of Earth Science instruction in public day high schools for students with severe emotional behavioral disorders (EBD) is teacher-delivered lectures supported with paper-based laboratory exercises. These laboratory experiences are often presented through worksheet problems that students are asked to solve and return to the…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, High School Students
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Brady, Michael P.; Hall, Kalynn; Bielskus-Barone, Kristina – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2016
Many children with severe disabilities do not perform basic daily living skills needed for typical school and home environments. Previous research on literacy-based behavioural interventions (LBBIs) has shown promise for promoting skill acquisition and maintenance in some learners; however, only one study has examined the effectiveness of this…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Peer Teaching, Daily Living Skills
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Swain, Rasheeda; Lane, Justin D.; Gast, David L. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2015
Constant time delay (CTD) and simultaneous prompting (SP) are effective response prompting procedures for teaching students with moderate to severe disabilities. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficiency of CTD and SP when teaching functional sight words to four students, 8-11 years of age, with moderate intellectual disability (ID)…
Descriptors: Prompting, Delay of Gratification, Severe Disabilities, Moderate Mental Retardation
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Hernandez, Carissa; Kulkarni, Saili S. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2018
The purpose of this research study was to determine how Community Based Instruction (CBI) affects the social skills of middle school students with moderate to severe disabilities. Existing literature is limited in findings related to the influence of CBI on middle school students with moderate to severe disabilities. This qualitative study was…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Students with Disabilities, Middle School Students, Severe Disabilities
Swanson, Sarah – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of this study is to measure the effects of fostering resilience through art education for students with severe physical disabilities ages 7-21. Recent trends of fostering resilience through art education were explored. Current attitudes towards art education for severely disables individuals were also explored. Of particular interest…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Art Education, Teaching Methods, Severe Disabilities
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Wu, Ya-ping; Chen, Ming-chung; Lo, Ya-yu; Chiang, Chun-han – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2020
This study examined the effects of an intervention that integrated peer-mediated instruction (PMI) with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) using speech-generating devices (SGDs). Nine trained peer tutors without disabilities taught science concepts and modeled use of SGDs following a script to three elementary school students with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Peer Teaching, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Boesch, Miriam C.; Wendt, Oliver; Subramanian, Anu; Hsu, Ning – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
An experimental, single-subject research study investigated the comparative efficacy of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) versus a speech-generating device (SGD) in developing requesting skills for three elementary-age children with severe autism and little to no functional speech. Results demonstrated increases in requesting…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Pictorial Stimuli
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Malouf, Rachel C.; Reisener, Carmen D.; Gadke, Daniel L.; Wimbish, Sarah W.; Frankel, Aimee C. – Reading Improvement, 2014
This study examines the effectiveness of Helping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies (HELPS) One-on-One Program on increasing the reading fluency of two children identified as having reading difficulties. Reading fluency is characterized by quickness and accuracy of reading. Additionally, fluency is the second stage of the learning hierarch,…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Reading Fluency, Reading Difficulties, Severe Disabilities
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Watkins, Richard; Apanasionok, Magdalena; Neil, Julie – Primary Science, 2020
In their recent review of special educational needs in schools, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF, 2020) highlights the fact that teaching strategies that are known to work well for mainstream learners are also likely to be effective for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). In this article, the authors explain how…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
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