ERIC Number: EJ886531
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1750-9467
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Impact of Training Peers and Children with Autism on Social Skills during Center Time Activities in Inclusive Classrooms
Banda, Devender R.; Hart, Stephanie L.; Liu-Gitz, Lan
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, v4 n4 p619-625 Oct-Dec 2010
This study was conducted to increase peer-to-peer social skills using direct instruction and peer training in two elementary students with autism spectrum disorders in inclusion settings. The participants and their non-disabled peers were trained to initiate and respond to each other during center time, academic activities. We used a multiple-baseline design across participants to determine the effects of the intervention. Increased initiations and responses in all participants were noted. Implications for practice and research are discussed. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Autism, Interpersonal Competence, Inclusive Schools, Elementary School Students, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Peer Groups, Training, Learning Centers (Classroom), Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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