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Behavioral Strategies for Inclusive Settings |
Saturday, May 26, 2018 |
10:00 AM–10:50 AM |
Manchester Grand Hyatt, Harbor Ballroom C |
Area: TBA; Domain: Applied Research |
Chair: Jeremy H. Greenberg (The Children's Institute of Hong Kong) |
CE Instructor: Jeremy H. Greenberg, Ph.D. |
Abstract: In this symposium, we included three papers related to using behavioral analytic strategies in inclusive settings. The first presentation used peer-mediated strategies embedded in Lego activities to increase social initiation and responses for children with autism in an inclusive preschool setting. The second presentation used social narratives combined with behavioral strategies to improve oral narratives for a child with hearing impairments in various settings and evaluated the generalization effect an inclusive classroom. The third paper presents several behavioral strategies that can be used in inclusive settings for students with different ability levels. |
Instruction Level: Basic |
Target Audience: BCBAs, BCaBAs, special education teachers, general education teachers |
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Using Peer-Mediated LEGO Play Intervention to Improve Social Interactions for Chinese Children With Autism in an Inclusive Setting |
XIAOYI HU (Beijing Normal University), Qunshan Zheng (University of Florida), Gabrielle T. Lee (Chongqing Normal University) |
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a peer-mediated LEGO? play intervention on improving social skills for children with ASD in an inclusive preschool in China. Three boys with ASD and 13 typically developing children participated in this study. A multiple-probe across participants design was used. The intervention consisted of LEGO? construction activities incorporated with peer-mediated strategies for one child with ASD and two typically developing peers. The intervention sessions were conducted two sessions per week with a total of 28 to 31 sessions for each participant. Results indicate that all three children with ASD increased their social initiations and responses following the completion of the intervention. Social validity was also obtained. |