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Bridget Letuzinger; Derek B. Rodgers; Mackenzie E. Savaiano – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The current study examined the effectiveness of a reading curriculum of explicit instruction on the letter-sound knowledge of a sample of elementary-aged students with Down syndrome. The procedures were adapted from prior research (King et al., 2020; Lemons et al., 2018; Lemons et al., 2015). Three participants between 9 and 11 years old…
Descriptors: Phonics, Spelling Instruction, Down Syndrome, Intervention
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Young, Amanda; Silliman-French, Lisa; Nichols, David; Kyzar, Kathleen – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of early childhood adapted physical education (APE) and caregiver-implemented homework on the gross motor skill development of 19 young children with Down Syndrome (DS). The results of three groups were compared: (a) APE only, (b) APE plus picture card homework, and (c) APE plus instructional…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Homework, Motor Development, Down Syndrome
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Woods-Groves, Suzanne; Hua, Youjia; Ford, Jeremy W.; Neil, Katelyn M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
In this study we investigated an editing strategy to develop effective proofreading skills (i.e., mechanics and substantive revisions) within electronic texts through an experimental pre- and posttest group design with random assignment. Fifteen college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities participated in this investigation.…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, College Students, Educational Technology
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Chan, Jeffrey Michael; Lambdin, Lindsay; Van Laarhoven, Toni; Johnson, Jesse W. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
The current study used a video prompting plus least-to-most prompting treatment package to teach a 35-year-old Caucasian man with Down Syndrome three leisure skills. Each leisure skill was task analyzed and the researchers created brief videos depicting the completion of individual steps. Using a multiple probe across behaviors design, the video…
Descriptors: Leisure Education, Adult Education, Video Technology, Prompting
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Rouse, Christina A.; Everhart-Sherwood, Julie M.; Alber-Morgan, Sheila R. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
This study examined the effects of teaching self-monitoring and recruiting teacher attention on the acquisition, generalization, and maintenance of pre-vocational tasks by two sixth grade boys with moderate to severe intellectual disability. While completing pre-vocational tasks (e.g., sorting hangers by size, weighing amounts in ounces), the…
Descriptors: Self Management, Attention, Prevocational Education, Check Lists
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Hartzell, Rebecca; Liaupsin, Carl; Gann, Candace; Clem, Sarah – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
This study examined the effectiveness, generalization, and maintenance of a multi-element intervention consisting of brief direct instruction social skill lessons, a prompting procedure, and a fading procedure to promote social engagement in an integrated lunchroom and playground setting for three elementary age students with developmental…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Generalization, Maintenance, Program Effectiveness