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Teaching Preschoolers with Autism to Use Different Speech-Generating Device Display Formats during Play: Intervention and Secondary Factors
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Gevarter, Cindy; Horan, Keri; Sigafoos, Jeff – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and complex communication needs are increasingly taught to use tablet-based speech-generating devices (SGDs). An important issue in designing such interventions is the selection of an appropriate format for displaying vocabulary. The purpose of this study was to determine (a) whether young…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention
Discrete Trial Training to Teach Alternative Communication: A Step-by-Step Guide
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Rabideau, Lindsey K.; Stanton-Chapman, Tina L.; Brown, Tiara S. – Young Exceptional Children, 2018
The most researched and effective practice for instructing children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is applied behavior analysis (ABA; Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968; Reichow, 2012; Smith & Eikeseth, 2011; Virués-Ortega, 2010). ABA is a scientific approach to systematic instruction, data collection, and data analysis based on observable…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Teaching Methods, Behavior Modification
Improving Listening Comprehension Responses for Students with Moderate Intellectual Disability during Literacy Class
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Hudson, Melissa E.; Browder, Diane M. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2014
This study evaluated the effects of a peer-delivered least prompts intervention and adapted read-alouds of a grade-level novel on correct listening comprehension responses for participants with moderate intellectual disability. Before the study began, participants were taught concepts for wh- words (i.e., who, what, why, when, and where), to…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Prompting, Intervention, Oral Reading
Teaching Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities: The Implementation of Shared Stories
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Lee, Cynthia D. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated the results of employing shared story reading during literacy instruction for participants with severe and multiple disabilities. This intervention was conducted in an effort to improve independent responses made by participants with severe and multiple disabilities within a small group on a task analysis during shared…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Intervention, Responses
Increasing the Literacy Skills of Students Who Require AAC through Modified Direct Instruction and Specific Instructional Feedback
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Westover, Jennifer M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Literacy skills are fundamental for all learners. For students who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), strong literacy skills provide a gateway to generative communication, genuine social networking, improved access to academic opportunities, access to information technology and future employment opportunities. However, many…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Video Technology, Feedback (Response), Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Real Life, Real Progress for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Strategies for Successful Generalization in Natural Environments
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Whalen, Christina, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
Generalization is the key to effective autism intervention--when children can apply new skills across settings, they'll make broad, long-term improvements in behavior and social communication. The first how-to guide to generalization is finally here! Practical and reader-friendly, this is the book that helps professionals take today's most popular…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Parent Education, Generalization