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J. B. Ganz; James E. Pustejovsky; Joe Reichle; Kimberly J. Vannest; Margaret Foster; Marcus C. Fuller; Lauren M. Pierson; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Armando J. Bernal; Man Chen; April N. Haas; Rachel Skov; S. D. Smith; Valeria Yllades – Grantee Submission, 2022
This meta-analysis reviews the literature on communication modes, communicative functions, and AAC type examined during interventions with school-age participants with ASD and/or ID who experience CCN. Considering potential differences related to outcomes taught could help identify the most effective means of individualizing AAC interventions. We…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
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Welsh, Kristen – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2017
Classroom teachers play a pivotal role in the early identification and treatment of students with selective mutism. In order to successfully identify students and to collaborate effectively with a professional team, classroom teachers must educate themselves on the intricacies of this anxiety-based disorder. Students with selective mutism remain…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Psychosomatic Disorders, Communication Problems, Teacher Role
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Dearden, Jackie; Emerson, Anne; Lewis, Tom; Papp, Rebecca – British Journal of Special Education, 2017
This longitudinal case study of a 10-year-old girl with autism and severe communication impairment measures the impact of the MORE (Means, Opportunities, Reasons and Expectations) approach to enhancing engagement and communication. Through detailed observation of video data over a period of 28 months, engagement behaviours including interaction…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Case Studies, Females, Preadolescents
Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Hacker, Rebecca E. – Online Submission, 2021
Many factors impact intervention implementation in everyday practice, including the social validity of these interventions. As a way of addressing social validity, this study aimed to understand the perspectives of multiple stakeholders of school-aged children and adolescents who use aided and unaided augmentative and alternative communication…
Descriptors: Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessional School Personnel
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Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Hacker, Rebecca – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
Many factors impact intervention implementation in everyday practice, including the social validity of these interventions. As a way of addressing social validity, this study aimed to understand the perspectives of multiple stakeholders of school-aged children and adolescents who use aided and unaided augmentative and alternative communication…
Descriptors: Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessional School Personnel
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Beer, Paula; Hallet, Fiona; Hawkins, Claire; Hewitson, Dawn – International Journal of Emotional Education, 2017
Cyberbullying is defined as "an aggressive, intentional act carried out by a group or individual, using electronic forms of contact, repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself" (Smith et al., 2008, p. 376). There are many quantitative studies on cyberbullying, but now researchers argue that we need…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Context Effect, Special Education
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Ledford, Jennifer R.; Lane, Justin D.; Shepley, Collin; Kroll, Sarah M. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Children with autism have deficits in social communication and may engage in less moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) than children without disabilities. In this study, a classroom teacher implemented two interventions in the context of an alternating treatments design. Physical activity, engagement, and social behaviors were monitored…
Descriptors: Autism, Communication Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Physical Activity Level
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Johnston, Susan S.; Reichle, Joe – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1993
This article discusses assessment strategies for accurately pinpointing the social and communicative functions of challenging behavior and presents an array of proactive interventions to decrease escape-motivated challenging behavior and to decrease access-motivated challenging behavior. Factors influencing the selection of one intervention…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Communication Problems