Augmentative and alternative communication for children with intellectual and developmental disability: A mega-review of the literature

B Crowe, W Machalicek, Q Wei, C Drew… - Journal of Developmental …, 2022 - Springer
Establishing evidence-and research-based practices relies upon research synthesis of
individual studies in reviews and meta analyses. Further summarizing scientific evidence …

Assessments and interventions to address challenging behavior in individuals with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder in Japan: A consolidated review

M Inoue - Yonago acta medica, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder are neurodevelopmental disorders that
emerge during the developmental period. A significant barrier that impedes the social …

Interobserver agreement and procedural fidelity: An odd asymmetry

L Essig, K Rotta, A Poling - Journal of Applied Behavior …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We examined articles with experiments published in the Journal of Applied Behavior
Analysis and in Behavior Analysis in Practice from 2017 through 2021 to determine how …

National survey describing and quantifying students with communication needs

NR Andzik, JM Schaefer, RT Nichols… - Developmental …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Research literature has yet to quantify and describe how students with complex
communication needs are supported in the classroom and how special educators are being …

A systematic review of Functional Communication Training (FCT) interventions involving augmentative and alternative communication in school settings

VL Walker, KJ Lyon, SL Loman… - Augmentative and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to summarize single-case intervention studies in
which Functional Communication Training (FCT) involving augmentative and alternative …

A meta-analysis of challenging behavior interventions for students with developmental disabilities in inclusive school settings

C Lory, RA Mason, JL Davis, D Wang, SY Kim… - Journal of Autism and …, 2020 - Springer
Challenging behavior is a significant barrier in accessing the general education curriculum
for students with developmental disabilities. This necessitates the identification of evidence …

Effects of teachers as coaches for paraprofessionals implementing functional communication training

E Gregori, MJ Rispoli, C Lory… - Journal of Positive …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Young children with intensive behavioral needs are often served by paraprofessionals, who
are typically among the least trained and least supported staff in the school. While …

Stopping behavior before it starts: Antecedent interventions for challenging behavior

CL Wood, KW Kisinger, CR Brosh… - Teaching …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Mr. Smalley, a first-year special education teacher at Baker Elementary, has been struggling
to manage his students' disruptive and challenging behavior in his co-taught third-grade …

Effects of multiple schedules of reinforcement on appropriate communication and challenging behaviors: A meta-analysis

R Muharib, VL Walker, F Alresheed… - Journal of Autism and …, 2021 - Springer
In this review, we summarized and meta-analyzed 35 single-case intervention studies that
involved the use of multiple schedules of reinforcement with 78 individuals with intellectual …

Special educators as coaches to support paraprofessional implementation of functional communication training

VL Walker, ME Carpenter, A Clausen… - Journal of Positive …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of special educators' delivery of training
that included an initial training session and follow-up coaching on paraprofessional …