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Bouck, Emily C.; Shurr, Jordan; Bassette, Laura; Park, Jiyoon; Whorley, Abbie – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2018
Manipulatives are a common tool in mathematics teaching and learning, including for students with disabilities. The most common manipulatives are concrete manipulatives, yet app-based manipulatives are a viable age-appropriate option for secondary students with disabilities. Through an adapted alternating treatment design with three middle school…
Descriptors: Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Middle School Students
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Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: This study examined how adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities define qualities of friendship and discussed the extent to which these definitions adhere to established definitions of close friendship. Materials and Methods: The study was based on qualitative interviews with 11 adolescents in secondary school. The interviews…
Descriptors: Friendship, Mild Intellectual Disability, Adolescents, Qualitative Research
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Scheifes, Arlette; Egberts, Toine C. G.; Stolker, Joost Jan; Nijman, Henk. L. I.; Heerdink, Eibert R. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Polypharmacy and chronic drug use are common in people with intellectual disability and behavioural problems, although evidence of effectiveness and safety in this population is lacking. This study examined the effects of a structured medication review and aimed to improve pharmacotherapy in inpatients with intellectual disability.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Incidence, Drug Therapy, Mild Intellectual Disability
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Tomlins, Rose; Cawley, James – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
Group work for people who experience voice hearing in the mainstream population has been shown to have various benefits; however, there is little research describing hearing voices groups for people with learning disabilities. This study describes perceptions of a new hearing voices group for people with mild learning disabilities. Semi-structured…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Group Therapy, Semi Structured Interviews, Decision Making
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Hatton, Chris; Emerson, Eric; Robertson, Janet; Baines, Susannah – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Children with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities are at greater risk for mental health problems, with socio-economic factors and adversity partly accounting for this. Fewer data are available for adolescents. Methods: Secondary analysis was undertaken of the "Next Steps" annual panel study following a cohort through…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Mental Disorders
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Bouck, Emily C. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Attention to the educational programming of secondary students with mild intellectual disability has declined in recent decades, although the need for the attention has not, particularly when considering the postschool outcomes of this population. This paper discusses the current state postschool outcomes and secondary education services for…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Secondary School Students, Outcomes of Education, Employment Level
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Biesmans, K. E.; Aken, L.; Frunt, E. M. J.; Wingbermühle, P. A. M.; Egger, J. I. M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2019
Background: Assessment of intelligence and executive function (EF) is common in complex neuropsychiatric practice. Although previous studies have shown that EF and intelligence are related, it is unknown whether these constructs relate to one another in a similar manner across different ability groups (mild intellectual disability, borderline…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Executive Function, Psychiatry, Correlation
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Chatenoud, Céline; Turcotte, Catherine; Aldama, Rebeca – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Upon entering high school, students with ID who may be able to read simple texts often have difficulty grasping meaning when required to understand more complex texts. This failure affects their overall academic performance, since at this age, it is no longer just a question of learning to read, but rather of reading to learn, in all disciplines.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mild Intellectual Disability, Intervention
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Dymond, Stacy K.; Rooney-Kron, Magen; Burke, Meghan M.; Agran, Martin – Journal of Special Education, 2020
This study investigated the relation between grade level, support needs, and use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and the participation of secondary age students with intellectual disability in school-sponsored extracurricular activities. Participants were special education teachers with at least one student with an intellectual…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Characteristics, Students with Disabilities, Student Participation
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van Duijvenbode, Neomi; Didden, Robert; VanDerNagel, Joanne E. L.; Korzilius, Hubert P. L. M.; Engels, Rutger C. M. E. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between drinking motives and interpretation bias (interpreting ambiguous stimuli in an alcohol-related way) in problematic drinkers with and without mild to borderline intellectual disability (MBID). Method: Participants (N = 178) were divided into 4 groups based on severity of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Individual Differences
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Taylor, Matthew S. – Journal of Special Education, 2018
Researchers suggest students in early elementary grade levels are active learners and creators and need to be exposed to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curriculum. The need for student understanding in STEM curriculum is well-documented, and positive results in robotics and computer programming are leading researchers and…
Descriptors: Programming, Primary Education, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students
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Bilgi, Arzu Doganay; Özmen, E. Rüya – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2018
This study investigates the effectiveness of Modified Multi-Component Cognitive Strategy Instruction (MMCSI) on expository text comprehension skills of students with mild intellectual disability (ID). Three students participated from inclusion classes of three different secondary schools in Turkey. The study was conducted using a multiple probe…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Mild Intellectual Disability, Reading Strategies, Teaching Methods
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Euser, Saskia; Alink, Lenneke R. A.; Tharner, Anne; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Children without disabilities in out-of-home care have a higher risk of child sexual abuse [CSA (Euser et al. 2013)]. In this study, we examined the year prevalence of CSA in out-of-home care for children with a mild intellectual disability, and compared it with the prevalence in out-of-home care for non-disabled children and children…
Descriptors: Children, Mild Intellectual Disability, Incidence, Child Abuse
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Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: The present study examined how parents assess the significance of friendship for quality of life in adolescents with mild intellectual disability. Method: The study was based on qualitative semistructured interviews with 6 mothers. A thematic structural analysis was used to identify the themes. Results: The mothers compared their…
Descriptors: Friendship, Quality of Life, Mild Intellectual Disability, Adolescents
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Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Students with intellectual disabilities may lack sufficiently developed skills to initiate qualitatively good social interactions; thus, they might be in need of assistance. This study examined special education teachers' role in facilitating peer relationships among students with mild intellectual disabilities in a mainstream school…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Special Education Teachers, Peer Relationship, Mild Intellectual Disability
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