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Increasing Writing Skills For Students With Significant Multiple Disabilities, Heather Lyne Mcdermott
Increasing Writing Skills For Students With Significant Multiple Disabilities, Heather Lyne Mcdermott
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Students with severe disabilities struggle greatly in the area of writing. The purpose of this study is to discover how implementing a writing program created for students with disabilities can increase students' letter writing ability. The study used a single subject, repeated measures crossover design using 2 kindergarten aged students during a public school Extended School Year Program. Students were given the Sensible Pencil Pretest, 3 weeks of writing instruction and the same Sensible Pencil test after instruction. This 5-week model showed that students grew in their writing ability at different rates, but all in a positive manner. It was …
Use Of Peer Buddies In Adaptive Physical Education, Jessica Lynn Kotelnicki
Use Of Peer Buddies In Adaptive Physical Education, Jessica Lynn Kotelnicki
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to observe the participation levels of students with disabilities in an adaptive physical education class when typically developing students are included in the class as Peer Buddies. The goal was to observe if students' performance levels increased while performing with fellow peers. This study was undertaken to see the relationship between students with disabilities participation levels in an adaptive physical education class when peer buddies were integrated. A baseline test was completed in the beginning of the study and participation was observed through class activities as well as abdominal crunches. Data was observed and …