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Theses and Dissertations--Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education

2016

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Promoting Collaboration And Conversation In Young Students With Academic And Social Delays During Small Group Instruction, Olivia N. Winstead Jan 2016

Promoting Collaboration And Conversation In Young Students With Academic And Social Delays During Small Group Instruction, Olivia N. Winstead

Theses and Dissertations--Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education

The purpose of this study was to evaluate how to maximize small group academic instruction by including opportunities for children to earn access to preferred items and activities by collaborating with a peer to earn tokens for correct behaviors, as well as opportunities for conversation around preferred items. A multiple probe design across dyads was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a PTD procedure for teaching young children to name novel sight words. In addition, the effects of an SLP procedure on conversation initiations and responses were assessed within the context of A-B designs. The results showed the PTD procedure …


The Effects Of Constant Time Delay In Teaching Recognition Of Braille Words, Toni R. Hardin Jan 2016

The Effects Of Constant Time Delay In Teaching Recognition Of Braille Words, Toni R. Hardin

Theses and Dissertations--Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the use of a constant time delay procedure to teach core content words in braille to a student with a visual impairment. A multiple probe (conditions) across behaviors design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the training and follow-up sessions. The results showed the procedure was effective in teaching core content braille words within a resource setting and the student was able to generalize the information to an inclusive setting.