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Collins, Belva C.; Lo, Ya-yu; Park, Gwitaek; Haughney, Kathryn – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2018
Response-prompting procedures are a form of systematic direct instruction based on the principles of ABA. Researchers have identified six specific and distinct response-prompting procedures for teaching both academic and functional skills: (1) graduated guidance; (2) most-to-least prompting; (3) system of least prompts; (4) progressive time delay;…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Prompting, Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Sartini, Emily C.; Knight, Victoria F.; Collins, Belva C. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2013
Many students with complex disabilities (e.g., moderate and severe disabilities, autism spectrum disorder) require explicit instruction in social skills in order to respond to and initiate interaction with their peers. This article reviews the research on developing social skills groups to teach peer interactions for students with complex special…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Autism, Social Support Groups, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Collins, Belva C.; Karl, Jennifer; Riggs, Leah; Galloway, Carey C.; Hager, Karen D. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2010
Many students identified as having moderate and severe disabilities (MSD) benefit from a curriculum that includes instruction on the functional skills that they will need to successfully transition to adulthood. In particular, this includes students with cognitive disabilities who are most likely to qualify in the 1% who are eligible for the…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Individualized Education Programs, Federal Legislation, Disabilities
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Collins, Belva C.; Hall, Meada; Rankin, Stephanie Wheatley; Branson, Terri A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1999
Describes a systematic program conducted at a rural secondary school to teach students with moderate mental retardation ways to resist peer pressure. Peers without disabilities were used to identify common situations of peer pressure and to serve as confederates in setting up situations where students with mental retardation learned to "just say…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Counseling Techniques, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship
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Collins, Belva C.; Epstein, Ann; Reiss, Toni; Lowe, Verna – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
This article describes practical strategies for promoting inclusion in religious programs. Strategies are provided for including children with mental disabilities, mild mental retardation, moderate mental retardation, and severe to profound mental retardation, and older students with mental retardation. Strategies are also provided for preparing…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
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Collins, Belva C.; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1996
A step-by-step guide is presented for developing and implementing a social interaction intervention based on a study of an inclusive preschool program. Steps include developing a data collection system, selecting observation time, collecting baseline data, identifying target children, developing social interaction skills intervention, monitoring…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Generalization
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Collins, Belva C.; Hendricks, Tracy Bushman; Fetko, Kathleen; Land, Lou-Ann – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2002
This article describes how a program to involve peers without disabilities in the delivery of incidental information to students with disabilities was implemented in elementary and secondary classrooms. Guidelines are presented for peer presentation of nontargeted information, along with examples ways in which students with disabilities have…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Incidental Learning, Inclusive Schools