ERIC Number: EJ1147429
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Mar
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-8705
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Teaching Language Skills to Preschool Students with Developmental Delays and Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Language for Learning
Flores, Margaret M.; Schweck, Kelly B.; Hinton, Vanessa
Rural Special Education Quarterly, v35 n1 p3-12 Mar 2016
Language intervention using Direct Instruction (DI) has shown positive results. There is a growing body of investigation of Language for Learning (LL), a DI program, on the performance of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and students with developmental delays (DD). There is need for replication and extension of research to include rural settings and students with ASD and DD. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of LL on the language of students with DD and ASD in a rural preschool classroom. Four preschool students with DD and ASD participated in 12 weeks of instruction, resulting in improved language skills.
Descriptors: Language Skills, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Rural Schools, Preschool Education, Developmental Disabilities, Outcomes of Education, Intervention, Elementary School Students, Special Education, Instructional Materials, Scores, Child Development, Measures (Individuals), Student Placement, Language Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Battelle Developmental Inventory
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