Abstract
Background: People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often demonstrate difficulties in social skills. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a comprehensive intervention program on the acquisition of social skills among students with mild IDD. Method: Single subject multiple baseline design across situations was used for teaching five school-age children with mild IDD social skills embedded in school-based situations. Results: Results demonstrate that the intervention program that included video modelling and games embedded with group discussions and simulations increased the level and use of adequate social behaviours within the school's natural environment. Conclusions: Results demonstrate the unique attribution of a comprehensive interactive program for acquisition and transfer of participants' social skills such as language pragmatics and social rules within the school environment. Group discussions and simulations were beneficial and enabled both group and personalized instruction through the unique application of the program designed for the study.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 757-773 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Keywords
- educational software
- group discussion
- intellectual and developmental disabilities
- simulations
- social skills
- video modelling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology