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Positive Behavioural Support for Children and Young People with Developmental Disabilities in Special Education Settings: A Systematic Review
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Beqiraj, Lorena; Denne, Louise D.; Hastings, Richard P.; Paris, Andreas – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Positive behavioural support (PBS) can be effective in supporting children and young people (CYP) with developmental disabilities. This systematic review focused on describing the components and nine characteristics of PBS that have been used with CYP with developmental disabilities in special education settings, and the evidence for…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Developmental Disabilities, Children, Youth
Outcomes from a Community-Based Positive Behavioural Support Team for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
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Bowring, Darren L.; Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard P.; Toogood, Sandy – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Previous evaluations of community PBS teams have not investigated whether behaviour change is both statistically reliable and clinically significant. Few previous studies have reported quality of life (QoL) and social validity outcomes. Method: The present authors collected data on 85 people referred to a specialist PBS team. The…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Positive Behavior Supports
Teaching Science to Students with Developmental Disabilities Using the Early Science Curriculum
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Apanasionok, Magdalena M.; Neil, Julie; Watkins, Richard C.; Grindle, Corinna F.; Hastings, Richard P. – Support for Learning, 2020
There is a large science attainment gap between students with and without special educational needs, and many students with developmental disabilities (DD) struggle to access the mainstream science programmes of study. The purpose of the present project was to pilot the use of the Early Science (ES) curriculum over a six week period with nine…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Special Needs Students