In this study, we defined three distinct groups based on the infant's principal childcare experience: infants reared exclusively at home by their mothers, infants reared in their own homes but by a non-familial childcare provider, and infants reared in non-familial homes in group care. At 4.5 years of age, we compared mothers' and teachers'…

Video modeling (VM) is one of the strategies that may help teachers increase appropriate behaviors among children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Children with ASD exhibit deficits in the areas of communication, socialization, behavior, and other life skills. Teachers need strategies that are evidence-based to improve these skills in…

Twenty-five parents of children with hearing impairments and 25 parents of hearing children were asked to complete measures of independent behavior. Hearing and hearing-impaired children demonstrated equivalent independent social behaviors in motor development, personal living, and community living. Significant discrepancies were identified in…

Provides precise definitions of the terms literacy and basic skills and shows the natural connection between them. (HOD)

This paper applies stimulus-control features of the general-case model to the communicative behavior of learners with severe disabilities. The relationship between stimulus control and the pragmatic function of requesting is elaborated, and two examples of the general-case process indicate the range of relevant stimulus and response variations…

This paper addresses optimal strategies in teaching essential life and communication skills to children with Down syndrome, autism and other developmental delays. Evidence from the literature concerning the relative efficacy of hand-over-hand (self-modeling) in contrast to passive observational teaching techniques (e.g., video modeling) shows the…

Describes various aspects of a teaching unit on communication. Students read several stories, discussed problems they encountered in communicating with their families and studied differences between teenage slang and their parents' language. (HMV)

Eight articles address research in teaching essentials of decoding, instruction and research in reading comprehension, strategy training for arithmetic instruction, functional competence in communication instruction, vocational skills instruction for the handicapped, community living skills instruction for mildly retarded persons, and…

The number of children diagnosed with autism is rapidly increasing. While autism is not a new disability, many families are still embarking on unforeseen journeys with their children. The autism spectrum has broadened, and with increased awareness in recent years, it is undetermined which aspect has the greatest impact on the increasing numbers.…

The curriculum is designed to teach elementary level deaf and hard of hearing students telephone skills. The program provides sequential activities to teach both voice and TDD communication methods. Suggested activities are detailed for each skill. The first unit on TDD communication is divided into the following sections: keyboard skills,…

While rhetorical theory has long been concerned with the epistemological foundations of rhetorical abilities, the full potential of the structuralist perspective is far from realized. The study of speech acts and inventive processes discloses the underlying logic of linguistic performance. A speech act is conceptualized in terms of the…

This article deals with the process and specifics of a teacher-to-teacher confrontation suggesting that Dr. Thomas Gordon's six conflict solution steps might be useful when teachers find themselves in such circumstances. (Author)

Encourages using media production to help students gain greater maturity in both their spoken and written skills. (AEA)

This study examined the patterns of acquisition of social, communication, and daily living skills for children with autism and compared the patterns to children with mental retardation and controls by quantifying intradomain scatter on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. Results found autistic development is deviant rather than delayed in…

To support K-12 students with significant disabilities and get an accurate picture of their skills and knowledge, schools need to implement effective alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS). This is the guidebook every team should have--not only to develop successful AA-AAS linked with grade-level content standards,…