Education & Treatment of Children articles from August 2006

Education & Treatment of Children archives from August 2006

Importance of social skills in the elementary grades.
August 1, 2006... Abstract This study explored elementary teachers' perceptions of the importance of social skills, as well as the stability of these perceptions over time. Importance ratings on the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS; Gresham & Elliott,...

Classroom-based functional analysis and intervention for students with emotional/behavioral disorders.
August 1, 2006... Abstract We conducted functional analyses of disruptive behavior in a classroom setting for two students of typical intelligence with emotional/behavioral disorders (E/BD) using the classroom teacher to implement functional analysis...

The use of scripts to increase the verbal initiations of children with developmental disabilities to typically developing peers.
August 1, 2006... Abstract Three children with developmental disabilities were taught to initiate social interactions to typically developing peers using scripts (Krantz & McClannahan, 1993). Scripts were statements written on a page or recorded onto audio...

The use of dependent group contingencies to increase on-task behavior in two general education classrooms.
August 1, 2006... Abstract Dependent group contingencies were used to increase the on-task behavior of general education students in third and fourth grade classrooms. The class-wide intervention allowed students to gain access to preferred items/activities...

Using peer-mediated repeated readings as a fluency-building activity for urban learners.
August 1, 2006... Abstract We conducted three experiments examining the effects of peer-mediated repeated readings on students' oral reading fluency and comprehension. Each repeated reading session consisted of students reading in pairs, alternating...

The effects of a high-probability request sequencing technique in enhancing transition behaviors.
August 1, 2006... Abstract In this study, an autism support teacher used a high-probability request sequencing technique to help a middle-school student with autism engage in three transition behaviors. High probability request sequencing refers to a...

Teaching pretend play skills to a student with autism using video modeling with a sibling as model and play partner.
August 1, 2006... Abstract We taught a four-year-old boy diagnosed with autism and his older brother to engage in four pretend play scenarios using video modeling. The older brother acted in the video models with a typically developing peer. Both the...