ERIC Number: EJ1119309
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Dec
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Teaching Young Children with Social-Communication Delays to Label Actions Using Videos and Language Expansion Models: A Pilot Study
Shepley, Collin; Lane, Justin D.; Shepley, Sally B.
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v31 n4 p243-253 Dec 2016
Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related social-communication delays may display difficulties commenting on actions that occur in their natural environment. One method for increasing early conversation skills is direct instruction. Using video examples of actions may increase the salient features of instructional targets and, as such, may be an effective stimulus for presenting actions during instruction. The present study used a multiple-probe design across participants replicated across behaviors to evaluate the effectiveness of a 0- to 4-s progressive time-delay (PTD) procedure using video presentation of actions to teach three preschool-aged children with ASD and related social-communication delays to label actions. In addition, the teacher provided language expansion on all instructional targets, as well as assessed generalization to novel stimuli (videos and pictures or photographs). Results indicate that all participants acquired action labels. Two of the three participants generalized responses to novel videos and pictures while expanding their responses without direct instruction. Implications for teachers targeting action labels in early childhood settings are provided.
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Delayed Speech, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Teaching Methods, Preschool Children, Positive Behavior Supports, Interpersonal Communication, Generalization, Speech Language Pathology, Modeling (Psychology), Video Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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