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Coelho, Vítor Alexandre; Sousa, Vanda; Marchante, Marta – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2018
Transition to middle school in Portugal is associated with increased levels of stress for students, as well as an increase in grade retention. This study investigated the impact of a school adjustment program designed to support students during this transition, and its differential results by gender and fourth-grade class size. Multilevel linear…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Student Adjustment, Foreign Countries
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Lequia, Jenna; Wilkerson, Kimber L.; Kim, Sunyoung; Lyons, Gregory L. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2015
Students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often exhibit rigidity, which can lead to difficulties with transitions. Such difficulties can explain why students with ASD are placed in more restrictive educational environments. This review offers a quantitative synthesis of effects of interventions aimed to improve transitions of students with ASD…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Literature Reviews
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Wehman, Paul; Schall, Carol; McDonough, Jennifer; Molinelli, Alissa; Riehle, Erin; Ham, Whitney; Thiss, Weston R. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2013
Supporting youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the transition to adulthood is challenging. This article provides a description of how Project SEARCH, a model transition program for youth with disabilities, was used to help youth with ASD gain competitive employment. This article includes two case studies and a thorough description of the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Disabilities, Transitional Programs
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Forest, Emily J.; Horner, Robert H.; Lewis-Palmer, Teri; Todd, Anne W. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
The transition of young children with autism from preschool to kindergarten is an important event both for sustaining gains made during preschool and for establishing future social and academic development. This article provides a summary of 25 transition elements identified from the research literature as important for a successful transition.…
Descriptors: Autism, Young Children, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers