ERIC Number: EJ1240431
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 18
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Life Skills Instruction for Children with Developmental Disabilities
Robison, Melinda A.; Mann, Tracie B.; Ingvarsson, Einar T.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v53 n1 p431-448 Win 2020
The Preschool Life Skills program is an intervention package designed to teach functional skills to prevent problem behavior in typically developing children. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effects of the instructional package (renamed "Life Skills") with children with developmental disabilities. The program involved teaching 12 life skills to nine participants across four instructional units. The units were instruction following, functional communication, tolerance of denial and delay, and friendship skills. Teachers provided instruction through a three-tiered instructional approach, starting with class-wide instruction followed by small group and one-to-one instruction as necessary. We extended previous research by using visual prompts during all three tiers and progressively increasing intertrial intervals during one-to-one instruction. Results indicated that the intervention led to skill acquisition with all nine participants. The skills maintained 4 weeks after instruction ended.
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Friendship, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Communication Skills, Units of Study, Teaching Methods, Cues, Intervention, Skill Development, Preschool Education, Prevention, Behavior Problems
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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