Applying Secondary-Tier Group-Based Video Modeling to Teach Children with Developmental Disabilities to Communicate Using iPad

Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://daddcec.org/Publications/ETADDJournal.aspx

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Foreign Countries; Video Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Modeling (Psychology); Developmental Disabilities; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Assistive Technology; Handheld Devices; Children; Chinese; Intervention; Outcomes of Treatment; Elementary School Students; Likert Scales; Speech Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Evidence Based Practice; Behavior Rating Scales; Adjustment (to Environment)

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This study aimed to contribute to the secondary-tier evidence of the three-tier video modeling intervention model (3TVM), using a group-based generic video, and to explore a new form of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention using a Chinese-language interface for teaching children with developmental disabilities. A multiple baseline across participants design was used in this study to assess the success of the intervention among three individuals ages 9-12 with developmental disabilities. The results indicate that the group-based VM intervention using an iPad® successfully increased the participants' ability to communicate during snack time. As the participants' communication improved, anecdotal records showed that their inappropriate behaviors decreased. A discussion of future research is provided.

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2018

EJ1179166