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The Effectivemess Of Teaching By Siblings Of Manual Sign Langauage, Heather C. Robinson-Curtis
The Effectivemess Of Teaching By Siblings Of Manual Sign Langauage, Heather C. Robinson-Curtis
Theses and Dissertations--Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education
There has been little published research literature that has focused on using siblings to teach their non-verbal siblings a manual sign to communicate using the mandmodel procedure. The mand- model procedure is a naturalistic teaching strategy which has been demonstrated to improve communication and social outcomes for children with disabilities. This study investigated sibling tutors teaching their sibling tutees to use the manual sign “more” to request a want or need. The four sibling tutees were between the ages of 25 and 26 months and their sibling tutors were between the ages of 9 and 14 years. A multiple probe …
Factors Related To Sibling Involvement In Early Childhood Intervention, Julie Harp Rutland
Factors Related To Sibling Involvement In Early Childhood Intervention, Julie Harp Rutland
Theses and Dissertations--Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education
Professionals in early intervention have little information about the levels of sibling involvement in intervention, factors that contribute to sibling involvement, or how sibling involvement is related to families’ perceptions of self-efficacy. Few studies have investigated siblings in early intervention, and none have focused on relationships between sibling involvement in early intervention and parent self-efficacy. Using quantitative survey research this study investigated factors related to sibling involvement in early intervention strategies. Respondents completing the survey consisted of 129 parents who had a child enrolled in Michigan’s early intervention program, and at least one sibling in the home. Results indicated a …