Search Results - "Education and training in mental retardation"

Enhancing Independent Task Performance for Individuals with Mental Retardation Through Use of a Handheld Self-Directed Visual and Audio Prompting System by Davies, Daniel K., Stock, Steven E., Wehmeyer, Michael L.

“…Computer technology offers promising new approaches to reducing the dependence of people with mental retardation on others. This article reports results of a…”
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Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Significant Disabilities: What it Means to Teachers by Agran, Martin, Alper, Sandra, Wehmeyer, Michael

“…The 1997 amendments to IDEA mandated that individualized education programs of students with disabilities include information about student's participation and…”
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The Relationship Between Self-Determination and Quality of Life for Adults with Mental Retardation by Wehmeyer, Michael, Schwartz, Michelle

“…There is growing mindfulness in the fields of disability services, rehabilitation, education and psychology of the need to promote self-determination for…”
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Positive Impact of Children with Developmental Disabilities on Their Families: A Preliminary Study by Taunt, Helen M., Hastings, Richard P.

“…There has been increasing recognition of the importance of asking more positive questions about perceptions and experiences of families of children with…”
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Effects of Embedded Instruction on Students with Moderate Disabilities Enrolled in General Education Classes by RIESEN, TIM, McDonnell, John, Johnson, Jesse W., Polychronis, Shamby, Risen, Tim

“…Four students with moderate mental retardation were taught to read or define words that were included on vocabulary lists of three junior high school general…”
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Promoting Transition Goals and Self-Determination Through Student Self-Directed Learning: The Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction by Agran, Martin, Blanchard, Caryl, Wehmeyer, Michael L.

“…This article describes the field-test results of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction, a model of teaching designed to enable teachers to teach…”
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Enhancing Independent Internet Access for Individuals with Mental Retardation through Use of a Specialized Web Browser: A Pilot Study by Davies, Daniel K., Stock, Steven E., Wehmeyer, Michael L.

“…Access to burgeoning information and recreation sources available on the Internet and World Wide Web for individuals with mental retardation has been hindered…”
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Giving Families a Voice in Augmentative and Alternative Communication Decision-Making by Parette, Howard P., Brotherson, Mary Jane, Huer, Mary Blake

“…The "voices" of families are being increasingly emphasized during team assistive technology planning processes for children with mental retardation and…”
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Communication Development and Aberrant Behavior in Children with Developmental Disabilities by Sigafoos, Jeff

“…This study examined the relation between communication development and aberrant behavior in 13 preschool children with developmental disabilities…”
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Promoting Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Mental Retardation: A Multi-Level Model by Wehmeyer, Michael L., Lance, G. Denise, Bashinski, Susan

“…The 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act included requirements that students with disabilities have access to and progress in the…”
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Using Self-Monitoring to Improve Performance in General Education High School Classes by Hughes, Carolyn, Agran, Martin, Copeland, Susan R., Wehmeyer, Michael L., Rodi, Michael S., Presley, Judith A.

“…We used a multiple-baseline-across-participants design (Kazdin, 1982) to examine the effects of self-monitoring on selected social and academic behaviors of…”
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Teacher Perceptions of Self-Determination: Benefits, Characteristics, Strategies by Agran, Martin, Snow, Kimberly, Swaner, Jayne

“…Despite the current interest in promoting self-determination and student-directed learning, the extent to which students are systematically taught these skills…”
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Achieving Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Mental Retardation: A Curriculum Decision-Making Model by Wehmeyer, Michael L., Lattin, Dana, Agran, Martin

“…The 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act require that individualized education programs of students with disabilities include…”
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Literacy Instruction for People with Mental Retardation: Historical Highlights and Contemporary Analysis by Katims, David S.

“…The story of the treatment of people with mental retardation dates back to the beginning of recorded history. However, documented attempts at systematic…”
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Acquisition and Generalization of Activity Schedules and their Effects on Task Engagement in a Young Child with Autism in an Inclusive Pre-School Classroom by Massey, N. Gayle, Wheeler, John J.

“…Efficacy of individualized activity schedules with a 4-year old child diagnosed with autism who attended an integrated public pre-school classroom was…”
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Comparison of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Response Prompting Procedures Delivered by Sibling Tutors by Tekin, Elif, Kircaali-Iftar, Gonul

“…We used a parallel treatments design to compare the effectiveness and efficiency of a 4 s constant time delay and a simultaneous prompting procedure on…”
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Effects of Exercise Frequency on Stereotypic Behaviors of Children with Developmental Disabilities by Prupas, Andrea, Reid, Greg

“…Two exercise treatments were implemented, differentiated by frequency. The single frequency exercise treatment consisted of one daily ten minute walk/jog…”
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Student Involvement in Transition Planning: Unheard Voices by Thoma, Colleen A., Rogan, Pat, Baker, Steven R.

“…Despite over a decade of attention to transition from school to adult life, relatively little has been written about the involvement of students with…”
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A Synthesis of Studies on the Intellectual, Academic, Social/ Emotional and Sensory Characteristics of Children and Youth with Asperger Syndrome by Myles, Brenda Smith, Barnhill, Gena P., Hagiwara, Taku, Griswold, Deborah E., Simpson, Richard L.

“…A synthesis of studies designed to better understand characteristics of children and youth identified as having Asperger syndrome is provided. Based on work…”
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Use of Analog Functional Analysis in Assessing the Function of Mealtime Behavior Problems by Girolami, Peter A., Scotti, Joseph R.

“…Some children exhibit disruptive and self-injurious behavior during mealtime, limiting the positive interaction between caregiver and child, and decreasing the…”
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