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Publication Date: 2010-Jun
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Evaluation of the Effects of Sensory Integration-Based Intervention by a Preschool Special Education Teacher
Bonggat, Penelope Wong; Hall, Laura J.
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v45 n2 p294-302 Jun 2010
This study addresses the call for increased research on common public school practices and progress monitoring by public school teachers. An alternating treatment design was implemented by a preschool teacher to evaluate the effect of sensory-integration based activities compared with an attention control on the on task behavior of three participants with disabilities. The preschool participants were observed during one-to-one teaching sessions and completing maintenance tasks in an independent workstation during the second half of a school year. The results revealed no differences in the estimated percentages of time on-task when either condition was used for all three participants. More time on task occurred when the participants were working in one-to-one activities. The design used in this study serves as a model that can be used by teachers and occupational therapists working in a public school. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Sensory Integration, Public Schools, Public School Teachers, Attention Control, Special Education Teachers, Time on Task, Preschool Teachers, Occupational Therapy, Intervention, Special Needs Students, Disabilities, Developmental Delays, Autism, Males, Preschool Children
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. 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
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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