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So Yeon Kim; Rose A. Mason; Mandy Rispoli; John L. Davis; Catharine Lory; Emily Gregori; Carly A. Roberts; Denise Whitford; Danni Wang – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2025
Despite the wide usage of technology in educational settings, the overall evidence base of technology-aided reading interventions for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has not been fully investigated. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to quantify the effects of technology-aided reading interventions for students with ASD and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Research, Reading Instruction
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Fraser, Dawn W.; Marder, Tamara J.; deBettencourt, Laurie U.; Myers, Linda A.; Kalymon, Kristen M.; Harrell, Robert M. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Special educators are encouraged to implement evidence-based practices (EBPs) with fidelity to maximize student achievement. Two national organizations identified Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT) as an EBP for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of didactic training alone…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Special Education Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Yakubova, Gulnoza; Taber-Doughty, Teresa – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2017
The effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention to improve the problem-solving performance of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) during vocational tasks was examined. A multiple-probe across-students design was used to illustrate the effectiveness of point-of-view video modeling paired with practice sessions and a self-operated cue…
Descriptors: Intervention, Problem Solving, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Ganz, Jennifer B.; Boles, Margot B.; Goodwyn, Fara D.; Flores, Margaret M. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2014
Although electronic tools such as handheld computers have become increasingly common throughout society, implementation of such tools to improve skills in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities has lagged in the professional literature. However, the use of visual scripts for individuals with disabilities, particularly those…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning, Vocabulary Development, Visual Stimuli
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Pennington, Robert C. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Although legislation mandates that students with autism receive instruction linked to the general education core content, there is limited research supporting the effectiveness of interventions for teaching core content to these students. In this study, the author reviewed research conducted between the years 1997 and 2008 using computer-assisted…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Core Curriculum, Autism, Computer Assisted Instruction