ERIC Number: EJ1166289
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0741-9325
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An Evaluation of Procedures for Teaching Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities to Write Sentences
Pennington, Robert C.; Foreman, Lindsay Hugg; Gurney, Beth Newberry
Remedial and Special Education, v39 n1 p27-38 Jan-Feb 2018
In the current study, we investigated the effects of an instructional package (i.e., response prompting, sentence frames) on sentence writing for three middle school participants (ages 12-13) with moderate to severe disabilities. We employed a multiple probe across behaviors design to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention package and also used intermittent probes to assess generalization of sentence writing skills to journal writing activities. Our data indicated that the package was effective and produced variable levels of maintenance and generalized responding for all three participants.
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Intervention, Sentences, Writing Skills, Writing Instruction, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Journal Writing, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Special Education, Middle School Students, Predictor Variables, Generalization, Educational Practices, Program Evaluation, Prompting, Rating Scales, Intelligence Tests, Children, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Ability, Diagnostic Tests, Observation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Childhood Autism Rating Scale; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement; Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale; Oral and Written Language Scales; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
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