ERIC Number: EJ754154
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar
Pages: 17
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Improving Feeding Skills and Mealtime Behaviors in Children and Youth with Disabilities
Bailey, Rita L.; Angell, Maureen E.
Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, v40 n1 p80-96 Mar 2005
A single-subject multiple treatment design counterbalanced across nine participants with moderate to severe and multiple disabilities was used to determine the efficacy of a school-based multi-treatment package (a combined dysphagia treatment and positive reinforcement behavior management program) for children and youth (ages 4-17) with feeding problems as compared to use of a dysphagia treatment program or a positive reinforcement behavior management program alone. While results found improvement in development of feeding skills and positive mealtime behaviors with all intervention programs, the combined intervention package was the most effective intervention strategy. These results may help professionals establish best practices for treatment of feeding problems in schools. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Intervention, Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Children, Youth, Eating Habits, Disabilities, Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Treatment
Division on Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, PO Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.dddcec.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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IES Cited: ED544172
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