ERIC Number: EJ1197725
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 23
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Reference Count: 45
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ISSN: ISSN-1918-5227
Investigating Stay, Play, & Talk: A Peer-Mediated Social Skills Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Social Challenges
Maich, Kimberly; Hall, Carmen L.; van Rhijn, Tricia Marie; Squires, Kim
Exceptionality Education International, v28 n2 p82-104 2018
Two preliminary pilot phases of a peer-mediated social skills program--Stay, Play, and Talk--within inclusive early years settings in Ontario, Canada, investigated changes in observed social interactions and perceived social skills. In Phase 1, a single-subject AB design demonstrated increases in total social interaction units for two of three kindergarten participants during structured activities, and pre- and post-intervention educator ratings demonstrated small social skill increases with peers for all three participants. In Phase 2, pre- and post-intervention educator ratings for nine participants in a group design demonstrated increases in play interaction and disruption and decreases in play disconnection, with a large effect size for increases in play interaction. Findings suggest that program participation within structured settings may support social skills gains for children with social communication difficulties.
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Peer Teaching, Interpersonal Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Play, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children
Exceptionality Education International. University of Alberta, Department of Educational Psychology, 6-102 Education North, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5, Canada. Tel: 780-492-0800; Fax: 780-492-1318; e-mail: eecj@ualberta.ca; Web site: http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/eei/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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