Using the Power Card Strategy To Teach Sportsmanship Skills to a Child with Autism.

Keeling, Katharine; Myles, Brenda Smith; Gagnon, Elisa; Simpson, Richard L.

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ERIC Number: EJ671484

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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Using the Power Card Strategy To Teach Sportsmanship Skills to a Child with Autism.

Keeling, Katharine; Myles, Brenda Smith; Gagnon, Elisa; Simpson, Richard L.

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v18 n2 p105-11 Sum 2003

A study examined the effectiveness of the Power Card Strategy in teaching sportsmanship skills to a 10-year-old girl with autism. The strategy incorporates special interests to teach and reinforce academic, behavior, and social skills. The strategy was effective in teaching sportsmanship skills and the behavioral generalized across multiple settings. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Cues, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Pictorial Stimuli, Reinforcement, Sportsmanship, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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