Education & Treatment of Children articles from February 2005

Education & Treatment of Children archives from February 2005

Teaching a child with autism to share among peers in an integrated preschool classroom: acquisition, maintenance, and social validation.
February 1, 2005... Abstract A 4-year old boy with autism was exposed to a multicomponent intervention plan that targeted his verbal and physical sharing among typical peers in an integrated preschool classroom. Preceding daily play sessions he practiced...

The effects of LAP Fractions on addition and subtraction of fractions with students with mild disabilities.
February 1, 2005... Abstract One of the hardest math skills for students to learn is fractions. This study used a multiple probe across participants to evaluate the effectiveness of a mnemonic strategy called LAP Fractions on six middle school students'...

Reading tutoring for students at academic and behavioral risk: effects on time-on-task in the classroom.
February 1, 2005... Abstract This study examined the effects of individual reading tutoring on the time-on-task and student-teacher interactions of students displaying early signs of academic and behavior problems. Participants were 17 students in...

The contributions of eye contact and contingent praise to effective instruction delivery in compliance training.
February 1, 2005... Abstract The present study, using a multiple baseline across subjects design for two children and a nonconcurrent multiple baseline across subjects design for two additional children, evaluated whether the addition of eye contact and then...

Effects of explicit instruction on decoding of struggling first grade students: a data-based case study.
February 1, 2005... Abstract Decoding unknown words when reading text is a necessary tool of skilled readers. Beginning readers need repeated opportunities to develop decoding ability. We investigated whether explicitly teaching essential components of...

Improving discrete trial instruction by paraprofessional staff through an abbreviated performance feedback intervention.
February 1, 2005... Abstract We evaluated an abbreviated performance feedback intervention as a training strategy to improve discrete trial instruction of children with autism by three paraprofessional staff (assistant teachers) at a specialized day school....