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Comparison of Simultaneous Prompting to Error Correction for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Aljohani, Wafa A.; Javed, Asim; Ferguson, Julia L.; Cihon, Joseph H.; Milne, Christine M.; Leaf, Justin B. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2022
This study compared simultaneous prompting with an error correction procedure for teaching three children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder expressive labels. Using a parallel treatment design nested within a multiple probe design, the researchers taught each participant how to expressively label pictures of sports teams or cartoon…
Descriptors: Prompting, Error Correction, Students with Disabilities, Autism
Comparing Paired-Stimulus Preference Assessments with In-the-Moment Reinforcer Analysis on Skill Acquisition: A Preliminary Investigation
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Leaf, Justin B.; Leaf, Ronald; Leaf, Jeremy A.; Alcalay, Aditt; Ravid, Daniel; Dale, Stephanie; Kassardjian, Alyne; Tsuji, Kathleen; Taubman, Mitchell; McEachin, John; Oppenheim-Leaf, Misty L. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Today, the use of formal preference assessments, including paired-stimulus preference assessments, is widely utilized to help determine which items to use as reinforcers during intervention. A second way to determine potential reinforcers is to analyze multiple dimensions of a stimulus in the moment, a procedure known as in-the-moment reinforcer…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Preferences, Reinforcement, Stimuli
Using Video Prompting with Different Fading Procedures to Teach Daily Living Skills: A Preliminary Examination
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Wu, Pei-Fang; Cannella-Malone, Helen I.; Wheaton, Joe E.; Tullis, Chris A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Two students with developmental disabilities were taught two daily living skills using video prompting with error correction presented on an iPod Touch, and two different fading procedures were implemented. In one fading procedure, individual video clips were merged into multiple larger clips following acquisition of the entire skill. In the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Males, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Video Instruction on Social and Communication Skills Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of the Literature
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Shukla-Mehta, Smita; Miller, Trube; Callahan, Kevin J. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Video instruction as an intervention for teaching skills to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is gaining increased momentum in applied settings.Video instruction, comprised of video modeling, video self-modeling, and point-of-view video, has been utilized in various fields of study with various populations and target behaviors.…
Descriptors: Autism, Teaching Skills, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence
Using Discrete Trial Instruction to Teach Children with Angelman Syndrome
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Summers, Jane; Szatmari, Peter – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Discrete trial instruction (DTI) was used to teach functional skills to three children with Angelman syndrome, a neurogenetic disorder that overlaps with autism and is associated with severe cognitive, speech, and motor impairments. Children received individual DTI teaching sessions 2 to 3 times per week over a 12-month period and displayed…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Skill Development, Neurological Impairments, Speech Impairments
A Case Study Evaluation of a Transfer-of-Stimulus Control Toilet Training Procedure for a Child with Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
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Luiselli, James K. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This case study describes the use of transfer-of-stimulus prompting procedures to develop toilet skills with a seven-year-old child with pervasive developmental disorder. By first having the child sit on the toilet with her diaper on for two weeks and then taking the diaper off, the child learned to urinate in the toilet. (CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Hygiene, Instructional Effectiveness
Merging Naturalistic Teaching and Peer-Based Strategies To Address the IEP Objectives of Preschoolers with Autism: An Examination of Structural and Child Behavior Outcomes.
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Kohler, Frank W.; Strain, Phillip S.; Hoyson, Marilyn; Jamieson, Bonnie – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1997
A study examined the effects of combining naturalistic teaching and peer-mediated tactics to address the developmental skills of 10 preschoolers with autism. Compared to naturalistic tactics only, the involvement of typical peers resulted in a substantial increase in the duration and rate of skills addressed during each teaching episode.…
Descriptors: Autism, Inclusive Schools, Instructional Effectiveness, Interpersonal Competence