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Finn, Caroline E.; Ardoin, Scott P.; Ayres, Kevin M. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2023
Incremental rehearsal (IR) is a flashcard intervention that involves the interspersal of previously mastered targets and immediate error correction. Previous research indicates IR is an effective intervention for teaching discrete skills. Much of existing research, however, was conducted with typically developing students. The current study aimed…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities, Instructional Materials
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Snyder, Sara M.; Knight, Victoria F.; Ayres, Kevin M.; Mims, Pamela J.; Sartini, Emily C. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Recently researchers have begun exploring the efficacy of interventions designed to improve text comprehension skills for students with developmental disabilities (DD). Text comprehension is essential for understanding academic content as students with disabilities make progress in the general education curriculum. This article focuses on single…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Intervention, Reading Comprehension, Research Design
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Whiteside, Erinn E.; Ayres, Kevin M.; Ledford, Jennifer R.; Trump, Cary – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Research was reviewed on the use of high-tech instructional tools in small-group arrangements for learners receiving special education services. Researchers identified 14 articles with 46 participants and 42 single-case research designs published between 2001 and 2018. Instruction occurred for a range of age groups, settings, and instructional…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Small Group Instruction, Instructional Materials
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Mechling, Linda C.; Ayres, Kevin M.; Foster, Ashley L.; Bryant, Kathryn J. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2015
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of four high school-aged students with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and moderate intellectual disability to generalize performance of skills when using materials different from those presented through video models. An adapted alternating treatments design was used to evaluate student…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, High School Students, Generalization
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Douglas, Karen H.; Ayres, Kevin M.; Langone, John; Bramlett, Virginia Bell – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2011
This study evaluated the effects of a computer-based instructional program to assist three students with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities in using pictorial graphic organizers as aids for increasing comprehension of electronic text-based recipes. Student comprehension of recipes was measured by their ability to verbally retell recipe…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Electronic Equipment, Cooking Instruction, Moderate Mental Retardation
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Ayres, Kevin M.; Langone, John – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2009
Educators have used video technology in a variety of ways to address the educational needs of students with and without disabilities. This article addresses some of the historical and theoretical perspectives related to video to broadly illustrate how the use of video has improved educational opportunities for students with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Developmental Disabilities, Instructional Materials, Educational Technology
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Douglas, Karen H.; Ayres, Kevin M.; Langone, John; Bell, Virginia; Meade, Cara – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2009
A series of single-subject experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of presentational, translational, illustrative, instructional, and summarizing supports on the reading and listening comprehension of students with moderate intellectual disabilities. The specific eText supports under investigation included digitized voice and…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Moderate Mental Retardation, Special Education, Special Needs Students