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Direct linkCrystal S. Williams; Grace E. Sawyer – Young Exceptional Children, 2024
Caregiver coaching is a mutually beneficial practice used by early interventionists (EIs) to build caregivers' confidence and capacities to support their children, which, in turn, leads to EIs gaining knowledge from families and developing new skills (e.g., Douglas et al., 2020; Meadan et al., 2020). Coaches (i.e., EIs) help others (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Coaching (Performance), Daily Living Skills, Intervention
Michael Henson; Lisa Schelbe; Hyunji Lee – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2024
Life skills development among youth in foster care is critical in helping them overcome the barriers they face when leaving care. While foster care agencies, child welfare professionals, and caregivers play important roles in life skills development, little research has examined the topic from their perspectives. This study examined the barriers…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Daily Living Skills, Barriers, Affordances
Katherine L. Long; Atefeh Karimi; Antonella Mini; Dionne P. Stephens; Eliza L. Nelson – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Parents' conceptualizations of adulthood for their emerging adults with Down syndrome have the potential to impact the transition planning process as families prepare for life after graduation. Aims: This study aimed to explore parent perceptions of the meaning of adulthood for their emerging adults with Down syndrome. Methods: In this…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Young Adults, Down Syndrome, Adolescent Development
Jalene D. Moreno; R. Douglas Greer; Jessica Dudek – Education and Treatment of Children, 2024
Imitation and emulation are both important response modalities when learning new tasks. The current study tested the effects of establishing generalized imitation (GI) across missing topographies (gross motor, fine motor, multiple-step motor) on number of sessions-to-criterion for four preschoolers with developmental delays who were learning novel…
Descriptors: Imitation, Topography, Accuracy, Preschool Children
Download full textPelokazi Nqabeni – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2024
This paper reports on transforming Foundation Phase teachers' use of learning and teaching support materials (LTSMs) to sustain teaching and learning in Life Skills classrooms. This paper aimed to comprehend teachers' perspectives on how they could transform their practices using LTSMs to improve their teaching and learner performance to…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Instructional Materials, Sustainable Development, Teaching Methods
Heydon, Rachel; Stooke, Roz – Literacy, 2023
Much is known about the literacies of early life, adolescence and some aspects of adulthood such as workplace literacies, but there has been a dearth of attention to the literacies of late life. The invisibility of these literacies has the potential to skew how curricula, pedagogy and policy developers understand and plan for literacies that can…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Older Adults, Memory, Art
Sreehari Ravindranath; Annie Jacob; Vishal Talreja; Suchetha Bhat – Journal of Education, 2024
The present study examines the effectiveness of an After-School Life Skills (ASLS) intervention to improve the life skills of 110 students from socially disadvantaged backgrounds at public schools of urban Bangalore in south India. These students completed ASLS intervention from 2014 to 2018 during which the life skills were assessed on a yearly…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Public Schools, Foreign Countries
Shin Er Teh; Le Thao Vy Vo; Vanessa H. Bal – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
While existing literature has demonstrated that Daily Living Skills (DLS) performance of autistic individuals is lower than what is expected of their age and cognitive abilities, limited studies have examined DLS in autistic adults. This study aimed to understand the influence of intellectual function (IQ) and contextual factors (i.e., provision…
Descriptors: Influences, Daily Living Skills, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intelligence Quotient
P. P. Shajimon; Pratheesh Abraham – Online Submission, 2024
The present study aims to study the Life Skills among Secondary School Students using the Descriptive Survey Method. The sample consists of 405 Secondary Students selected from six Secondary Schools in Idukki District. The technique used for selecting the sample is Stratified Random Sampling giving due representation to Gender and Locale. The…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Geographic Location, Daily Living Skills, Secondary School Students
Schena, David; Rosales, Rocío; Rowe, Emily – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2023
Self-advocacy is an effective means of attaining required accommodations and services for adults with developmental disabilities. Previous reviews exist on related topics but have not been comprehensive or specific to the act of teaching self-advocacy skills. The purpose of this review is to begin to fill this gap by identifying studies that have…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Skill Development, Literature Reviews, Daily Living Skills
Anna McGuiness; Lara Travethan; Kylie Irvin; Yvette Black; Jessica Apps; Kathleen Corinth; Jessica Kennedy; Verenna Zenay Brown; Carla Morgan; Greg Quartly-Scott; Pieter Van Rensburg; Kim Rusten; Chloe Gott; Julia Lappin; Nicole Sugden; Julaine Allan; Frances Dark; Heidi Gray; Grace Thomas; Ashley Hollow; Matt Thomas – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Impairment in aspects of communication is a core diagnostic feature of schizophrenia and other psychotic spectrum disorders. These communication difficulties inhibit participation in a range of daily activities and affect relationships and quality of life. There has been little research focussed on communication outcomes in relation to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Schizophrenia, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills
Chelsea Zawadzki; Katherine Wheeler; Jennifer Hamrick; Alexis Favela; Katrina Heichel – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Daily living skills are imperative for independent adult living, which is why these skills are often prioritized by parents of autistic individuals. Video-based interventions (VBIs) are when someone creates video models of a specific skill to teach another individual that skill. VBIs are becoming more prominent to teach individuals daily living…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Daily Living Skills, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Language Usage
Joshua D. Bishop; Karen M. VanDeusen; Dee A. Sherwood; Cheryl Williams-Hecksel – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2024
Among graduate social work students, experiences of childhood adversity and trauma, along with secondary exposure to others' trauma, can result in negative effects. Unaddressed, this may lead to secondary traumatic stress, burnout, or difficulty sustaining effective practice. Self-care strategies that adequately promote well-being and resilience…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Trauma, Stress Variables, Graduate Students
Sara Werner Juárez; Alicia Brown Becton – Action in Teacher Education, 2024
As a result of stress, burnout, and attrition, the U.S. has perpetual teacher shortages. While systemic changes are necessary to improve the field of education, teaching as a helping profession is stressful, with multiple job responsibilities and roles. In addition to work-related stress and burnout, teachers are also affected by compassion…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Teacher Burnout, Altruism, Fatigue (Biology)
Laghi, Fiorenzo; Ferri, Rosa; Caramuscio, Elvira; Lonigro, Antonia; Rea, Monica; Pezzuti, Lina – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
The present study aimed at enhancing the assessment of adaptive behavior in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder through the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-Second Edition. To overcome the limits underpinning floor effect, which are commonly observed with the traditional methods, the statistical Hessl method and its revision by Orsini,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior, Daily Living Skills
