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50 Years of ERIC
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Using Milieu Training to Promote Photograph Exchange for a Young Child with Autism
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Ogletree, Billy T.; Davis, Patricia; Hambrecht, Georgia; Phillips, Ellen Wooten – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2012
A milieu teaching sequence was used to train photograph exchange as a method of requesting to a 7-year-old boy with autism. A multiple baseline design across four items (ball, puzzle, books, bubbles) was used to identify a functional relation between requesting and the milieu teaching sequence. Although performance during intervention was…
Descriptors: Photography, Autism, Males, Young Children
Contemplating the Communicative Value of Objects: Establishing Iconic and Indexical Object Experiences with Individuals with Severe Intellectual Disabilities
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Ogletree, Billy T.; Crawford, Kimberly – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2009
As speech-language pathologists who provide consultative services to children and adults with significant disabilities, these authors often review intervention plans that include objects in choice making or scheduling. Examples include offering individuals a choice of two objects while telling them to "Show me what you want," or prompting…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Nonverbal Communication, Cognitive Ability, Interpersonal Communication
Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Persons with Autism: History, Issues, and Unanswered Questions.
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Ogletree, Billy T.; Harn, William E. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2001
This introductory article to a special issue on the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for persons with autism briefly reviews the history of AAC with this population, summarizes issues identified in the following articles, and notes questions that remain unanswered. (Contains references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders
Application of ABA Principles to General Communication Instruction.
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Ogletree, Billy T.; Oren, Thomas – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2001
This article examines applied behavior analysis (ABA) based communication instruction for students with autism. It offers an historical context for ABA in speech-language pathology and reviews the literature on the use of ABA as a treatment method for communication impairment in autism, comparing contemporary ABA with the developmental…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Disorders
Repeated Storybook Reading as a Language Intervention for Children with Autism: A Case Study on the Application of Scaffolding.
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Bellon, Monica L.; Ogletree, Billy T.; Harn, William E. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2000
This case study investigated the efficacy of repeated storybook reading (RSR) with adult scaffolding as an intervention for a 3-year-old child with autism. An ABA single-subject design was employed. Results suggest that RSR encouraged spontaneous language use. Guidelines for using RSR with children with autism are provided. (Contains extensive…
Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Early Intervention, Language Acquisition
Program Evaluation in Classrooms for Students with Autism: Student Outcomes and Program Processes.
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Oren, Thomas; Ogletree, Billy T. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2000
This article reviews goal attainment scaling as an alternative method for evaluating treatments for children with autism. It discusses the use of goal attainment scaling as a way to provide a convergent link between outcome goals and program goals within a framework of family-centered practices. A case study is provided. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Accountability, Autism, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
Structured Yet Functional: An Alternative Conceptualization of Treatment for Communication Impairment in Autism.
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Ogletree, Billy T.; Oren, Thomas – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1998
Examines the structure-functionality relationship in traditional communication-based treatment approaches for children with autism. Contrary to popular opinion supporting either highly structured or highly functional treatment, feasible middle ground is proposed. The article concludes with instructional tips specific to the implementation of…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Communication Skills, Educational Strategies
Assessment Targets and Protocols for Nonsymbolic Communicators with Profound Disabilities. Instructional/Intervention Tips.
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Ogletree, Billy T.; And Others – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This article proposes assessment targets and protocols for children with profound developmental disabilities who are nonsymbolic communicators. Targets include children's actual or perceived communicative behaviors, their communicative partners, and their communicative environments. Protocols consist of interviews, observations, structured…
Descriptors: Body Language, Children, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities