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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
Brittany N. Beaver – ProQuest LLC, 2023
For individuals with disabilities, learning functional living skills, such as meal preparation, laundry, and cleaning tasks, can greatly increase their level of happiness and decrease their need to rely on others (Storey & Miner, 2017). The purpose of this study was to evaluate a pyramidal BST package to teach staff to implement a training…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Daily Living Skills, Independent Living, Group Homes
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 textEmily Bullock-Yowell; Robert C. Reardon – Online Submission, 2024
The purpose of this book is to examine John Holland's theory of vocational personalities and work environments and extend it to other life decisions that involve effectively matching individuals with their life and work options. It is also intended to refresh the thinking of career counselors, advisors, managers, coaches, and others working in the…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Decision Making, Human Resources
Pelokazi 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
Clark, W. Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
People with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities require extra supports to have fulfilling life experiences. The problem in practice experienced by the postsecondary school was the nature and extent of supports required for individuals with intellectual disabilities to fully participate in daily life activities. The purpose of this study was…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Evaluation
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
Christopher, Kathleen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Over 7 million students in the United States of America meet special education eligibilities and are serviced in public schools. Life skills teachers teach a specialized group of students with intellectual disabilities. Each of these students has their own Individual Education Plan (IEP). It is a legal requirement for each IEP to be implemented…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Special Education Teachers, Faculty Development, Access to Education
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
