ERIC Number: EJ1434268
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1949-4270
EISSN: EISSN-1949-4289
The Effectiveness of Family-Centered Teaching in Developing Self-Care Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, v19 n2 p43-62 2024
Teaching of self-care skills with the participation of families at home, which is the natural environment of the child, contributes to effective and permanent results. Even though it is preferred that the family take an active part in teaching, most parents who plan to work with their children have difficulties in how they teach. The previous studies demonstrate that when adequate support is provided to parents, they can teach their children the skills they need. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a family education program developed for teaching self-care skills to individuals with autism spectrum disorder. A mother and her child with autism spectrum disorder participated in the study. The study was designed with multiple probe with probe conditions across behaviors/skills which is one of the single subject research designs. The finding demonstrates that the mother was able to teach self-care skills (hand washing, toileting, and dressing) by using the least to most prompting teaching method and following the procedure properly during the teaching period. Additionally, the mother expressed her satisfaction with the teaching sessions. The results concluded that she realized the effect and importance of the systematic and planned teaching.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Students with Disabilities, Parents as Teachers, Daily Living Skills, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Family Programs, Parent Education, Prompting
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: https://inased.org/epasrpi/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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