APPLYING VIDEO-BASED INSTRUCTION ON EMPLOYMENT SKILL ACQUISITION AMONG SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
I am pleased to share my dissertation with you! It explores the theme of applying video-based instruction on employment skill acquisition among secondary students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). It consists of an introduction, three stand-alone papers, and a research statement. Chapter 1 presents the overview of the current competitive integrated environment (CIE) among individuals with IDD and video-based instruction which lays a foundation for the development of Chapters 2 and 3.
RECESS SHOULD INCLUDE EVERYONE: A SCOPING REVIEW OF INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE SOCIAL AND PLAY OUTCOMES FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AT RECESS
Recess represents a rich opportunity for social development, but students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often do not fully realize these benefits. In this systematic review, we review 37 experimental studies in which students with IDD received interventions designed to improve social outcomes at recess. Overall, these studies provide strong scientific evidence that focused intervention can produce medium to large effects on peer interaction and peer play. A subset of studies reported effects on social skills and social status, although the presence and magnitude of effects was variable.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF VIDEO-BASED INSTRUCTION TO TEACH EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TO SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have a significantly lower employment rate than those without disabilities. One promising intervention for improving employment outcomes is video-based instruction. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the application of video-based instruction (VBI) to teach employment skills to secondary students with IDD. Twenty-one studies included in this review provide strong evidence that VBI is an effective intervention to prepare secondary students with IDD for future employment, among which video prompting with error correction was the most frequently used intervention combination.
YOUTH WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIRECTING THEIR OWN LEARNING
I am pleased to share with you a poster I presented the other day at West Central School where I discuss how young people can direct their own learning through video prompting. You can download the full version here. The key questions that I am discussing are Is there a functional relation between self-directed VP and vocational skill acquisition for secondary students with IDD? To what extent do students with IDD generalize self-directed VP to new vocational tasks?
USING A JOB-MATCHING ASSESSMENT TO INFORM SKILLS TO TARGET WITH VIDEO PROMPTING
Job-matching assessments have been used to pair potential employees with jobs that align with their interest and skill. The objective of this study was to explore whether these assessments could be used to identify target skills that, once acquired, could increase the job match potential. We used a teacher-as-rater vocational fit assessment (VFA) job-matching report in the pre-intervention session to identify skills the teacher perceived as needing intervention and conducted the VFA again during the post-intervention session to evaluate the effects of intervention in modifying the rating of the VFA.
COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH A LACK OF TOILETING SKILLS
I am pleased to announce the publication of a new article! Individuals who do not acquired toileting skills during early childhood are at an increased risk for medical complications, social exclusion, and an overall diminished quality of life. Persistent toileting skill deficits may be caused by physiological abnormalities that complicate or prevent successful voiding of the bowel and bladder. Additionally, an individual may learn to withhold stool or urine or to engage in other behaviors that preclude successful elimination in the toilet.