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Goodson, John; Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Reilly, Mark; Cannella, Helen; Lancioni, Giulio E. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
We evaluated a video-based error correction procedure for teaching four adults with developmental disabilities to set a table. Video clips were initially used as an antecedent prompt. However, only one of the adults learned to set the table with this procedure. Consequently, the remaining three adults received intervention in which the video clips…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Developmental Disabilities, Error Correction, Videotape Recordings
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Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Reilly, Mark; Cannella, Helen; Edrisinha, Chaturi; de la Cruz, Berenice; Upadhyaya, Megha; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Hundley, Anna; Andrews, Alonzo; Garver, Carolyn; Young, David – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2007
We evaluated a video prompting and fading procedure for teaching three adults with developmental disabilities to wash dishes. Video prompting involved showing video clips depicting each step of the task. All three adults reached 90-100% correct when video prompting was implemented. Following acquisition, video prompting was withdrawn, but…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Prompting, Developmental Disabilities, Daily Living Skills
Duker, Peter; Didden, Robert; Sigafoos, Jeff – PRO-ED, Inc., 2004
This useful new book focuses on how to teach adaptive skills to individuals with developmental disabilities. You'll also learn how to manage problem behaviors that often occur during adaptive skill training. This book is ideal for special education teachers, behavioral specialists, and for use in graduate and undergraduate special education…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Developmental Disabilities
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Sigafoos, Jeff; Drasgow, Erik – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2001
This article examines the use of multi-modal augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. It also reviews instructional strategies for developing conditional use of aided and unaided AAC. A case study of an adolescent boy illustrates the acquisition of aided and unaided AAC…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Case Studies
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Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Reilly, Mark; Ma, Chia Hui; Edrisinha, Chaturi; Cannella, Helen; Lancioni, Giulio E. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2006
Background: Embedded instruction and discrete-trial training are both recommended for teaching children with autism, but there is little research available comparing the two. The present study compared embedded instruction with discrete-trial training for a 12-year-old boy with autism. Method: An initial functional analysis indicated that the…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Autism, Self Destructive Behavior, Teaching Methods