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ERIC Number: ED575832
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 83
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-3696-1249-3
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Transitioning Children with Autism from One-On-One Discrete-Trial Settings to Special Education Classrooms
Freeman, Jennifer L.
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Western Michigan University
The goal of an early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) program is to teach each child the skills necessary to make meaningful progress in less-restrictive environments (Fox, Dunlap & Crushing, 2002). However, few studies have detailed the steps necessary for a "successful" transition into these educational settings. We transitioned two children, who received 20 hours a week of one-on-one discrete-trial therapy and attended a half-day special-education pre-school classroom, to a full-time educational setting. With the goal of aiding each during his/her transition, this study used the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) (Sundberg, 2008), particularly the barriers and transitions assessments, to evaluate each child's strengths, deficits, and barriers. We also collaborated with their teachers to collect classroom expectations and recommended pre-requisite skills. Our intervention focused more on teaching commonly used classroom skills and barrier reduction, and less on the acquisition of additional academic skills. All targeted skills, except Cooper's transitions, transferred from the one-on-one setting to his/her new classroom after some follow-up classroom staff training. Also, we did intervene to decrease Cooper's flops during transitions in his kindergarten classroom. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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