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Academic and Environmental Effects of Small Group Arrangements in Classrooms for Students with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities.
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Kamps, Debra; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1992
Two studies compared the performance of students (total n=66 and ages 5-21) with autism or developmental disabilities in one-to-one instruction to performance of those transitioned to small groups. Results indicated successful transition to small group formats across curriculum areas including language, math, readiness, and shopping. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Autism, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities
Teaching Children with Autism to Use Photographic Activity Schedules: Maintenance and Generalization of Complex Response Chains.
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MacDuff, Gregory S.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1993
A graduated guidance procedure was used to teach 4 boys (ages 9-14) with autism to follow photographic activity schedules to increase on-task and on-schedule behavior. Use of the schedules produced sustained engagement which generalized to a new schedule with a new sequence of photographs. Subjects were able to independently change activities in…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Daily Living Skills, Generalization
Handbook of Special Education
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Kauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Design