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Enhancing Early Numeracy Skills of Children with Severe Disabilities and Complex Communication Needs
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Wright, John C.; Knight, Victoria F.; Lemons, Christopher J.; Lindström, Esther; Strauss, Julia – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
There is a lack of research on effective interventions to improve the early numeracy skills of children with severe disabilities---autism spectrum disorder, developmental disability, and intellectual disability---and complex communication needs. While preliminary research suggests the Early Numeracy curriculum is effective for teaching children…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Skill Development, Mathematics Skills, Severe Disabilities
Effects of Systematic Instruction and an Augmentative Communication Device on Phonics Skills Acquisition for Students with Moderate Intellectual Disability Who Are Nonverbal
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Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell; Diane Browder; Leah Wood – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
Percentages of correct responses to decoding probes (i.e., phoneme identification, blending phonemes to identify words, blending phonemes to identify pictures) were measured across three participants with moderate intellectual disability or autism in elementary school. Time delay and system of least prompts were used in conjunction with an AAC…
Descriptors: Moderate Mental Retardation, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Phonics, Skill Development
Acquisition and Generalization of the Picture Exchange Communication System Behaviors across Settings, Persons, and Stimulus Classes with Three Students with Autism
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Dogoe, Maud S.; Banda, Devender R.; Lock, Robin H. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
This study examined the acquisition and generalization of requesting behaviors learned through PECS with three children with autism. A single-subject multiple baseline across participants design was used to determine the effects of PECS. Results indicated that all three participants acquired PECS skills for requesting and generalized the skills…
Descriptors: Autism, Generalization, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Needs Students