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Increasing Opportunities for Requesting in Children with Developmental Disabilities Residing in Group Homes through Pyramidal Training

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Schlosser, Ralf W.; Walker, Elizabeth; Sigafoos, Jeff – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006

This study evaluated the effectiveness of pyramidal training with direct care staff in group homes. Training focused on teaching staff how to provide opportunities for communication to non-speaking children with developmental disabilities to communicate. Staff were taught through a combination of a workshop, and nondirective consultation following…

Descriptors: Group Homes, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Augmentative and Alternative Communication