Effects of a Multicomponent Intervention to Improve Reading Fluency in Adult Students
The purpose of the present study was to use a delayed multiple probe design to evaluate the effects of a multicomponent intervention on reading fluency in three adult Norwegian university students. Prior to the study, all the participants had below average reading speed and one had the diagnosis dyslexia. The present procedure consisted of reading support, fluency aim, repeated reading, performance feedback, and error correction. Training involved daily sessions where a passage was read four times in a session or until a predetermined fluency aim was reached. Each participant read 10 passages during the intervention. Maint...
Source: Behavioral Interventions - July 28, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lilja Ýr Halldórsdóttir, Hildur Valdimarsdóttir, Erik Arntzen Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
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Source: Behavioral Interventions - July 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information ‐ Info Page Source Type: research
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Source: Behavioral Interventions - July 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information ‐TOC Source Type: research
Behavior Analysts' Use of and Beliefs in Treatments for People with Autism: A 5 ‐Year Follow‐up
This study replicated and extended that work by surveying Board Certified Behavior Analysts to determine what treatments they promoted and used. Results showed that although most respondents used evidence‐based, behavioral procedures, many did not. Influential stimuli most likely to contribute to behavior analysts' choices of treatments were beliefs in effectiveness, ease of implementation, and persuasion by others. Self‐reported reinforcers for treatment use included perceived observed success, praise from others, and financial gain. Behavior analysts continue to use a variety of nonscientifically supported treatments...
Source: Behavioral Interventions - June 30, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kimberly A. Schreck, Yenushka Karunaratne, Thomas Zane, Heather Wilford Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Brief Behavioral Knowledge Questionnaire: Measuring Change in Caregiver's Knowledge Following Participation in a Brief Behavioral Training
Behavioral caregiver training programs are extensively used interventions, based on empirical research and applied concepts of behavior. As these interventions become more widespread in use across settings for various populations, the availability of efficient methods to evaluate program effectiveness is crucial. Currently, there is a lack of widely used and psychometrically sound measurement tools to assess change in caregivers' knowledge of behavioral principles following participation in such training. In the current study, we assessed change in caregivers' knowledge of behavioral principles following participation in a...
Source: Behavioral Interventions - June 30, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Karin Stern, Melissa L. Gonz ález Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Comparison of Video Prompting with and Without Voice ‐Over Narration: A Replication with Young Children with Autism
We compared the effects of video prompting (VP) with and without voice‐over narration on the play skills of two young children with autism spectrum disorder using an adapted alternating treatment design. The results showed increases in play skills when using VP with and without voice‐over narration for both participants. These results suggest that the difference in effectiveness between VP with and without voice‐over narration may be negligible for some children with autism. Implications for the use of VP without additional teaching strategies and the need for additional component analyses are discussed. Copyright ©...
Source: Behavioral Interventions - June 30, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Anibal Gutierrez, Kyle D. Bennett, Logan S. McDowell, Elizabeth D. Cramer, Christina Crocco Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
Assessing the Within ‐Trial Treatment Integrity of Discrete‐Trial Teaching Programs Using Sequential Analysis
This study demonstrated one‐step Markov transition matrices as a method of assessing within‐trial treatment integrity. All components of discrete trials were coded and time‐stamped from video recordings of therapist–learner dyads in their typical setting (home or school). Several types of within‐trial treatment integrity errors were identified using the Markov transition matrices, error sequences that could not be identified using a percentage correct analysis. Better identification of errors has the potential both to enhance treatment integrity and to gain efficiency by targeted retraining of therapists. Copyrig...
Source: Behavioral Interventions - June 30, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Denys Brand, Oliver C. Mudford, Angela Arnold ‐Saritepe, Douglas Elliffe Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Assessing the Within‐Trial Treatment Integrity of Discrete‐Trial Teaching Programs Using Sequential Analysis
This study demonstrated one‐step Markov transition matrices as a method of assessing within‐trial treatment integrity. All components of discrete trials were coded and time‐stamped from video recordings of therapist–learner dyads in their typical setting (home or school). Several types of within‐trial treatment integrity errors were identified using the Markov transition matrices, error sequences that could not be identified using a percentage correct analysis. Better identification of errors has the potential both to enhance treatment integrity and to gain efficiency by targeted retraining of therapists. Copyrig...
Source: Behavioral Interventions - June 30, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Denys Brand, Oliver C. Mudford, Angela Arnold‐Saritepe, Douglas Elliffe Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Effects of Lag Schedules and Response Blocking on Variant Food Consumption by a Girl with Autism
Food selectivity by individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is often viewed in the behavioral literature as a problem with compliance and treated accordingly. However, when viewed as a problem with invariance, it may be appropriate to treat the problem by using procedures that increase variant food consumption. Lag schedules of reinforcement have been shown to increase variability in verbal and play behavior of children with ASD. Therefore, we attempted to evaluate the effects of a lag schedule of positive reinforcement on variant food consumption by a girl with ASD and food selectivity. Ultimately, a lack of basel...
Source: Behavioral Interventions - June 30, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bryant C. Silbaugh, Hollie V. Wingate, Terry S. Falcomata Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Effects of Tootling on Classwide and Individual Disruptive and Academically Engaged Behavior of Lower‐Elementary Students
The current study was designed to replicate and extend the literature on the effectiveness of a classroom intervention known as Tootling, a strategy that encourages and prompts students to report instances of their peers' positive behaviors. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effects of the Tootling intervention on decreasing classwide and individual target students' disruptive behavior as well as increasing classwide and individual target students' academic engagement in lower elementary, general education classrooms using a criterion number of tootles that could reasonably be attained daily, thus potentia...
Source: Behavioral Interventions - April 17, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Melissa B. McHugh, Daniel H. Tingstrom, Keith C. Radley, Christopher T. Barry, Kelly M. Walker Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
An Evaluation of Pyramidal Training to Teach Implementation of the Picture Exchange Communication System
Discussion focuses on implications and limitations to be addressed in future work. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Behavioral Interventions)
Source: Behavioral Interventions - April 17, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nicole Martocchio, Rocío Rosales Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
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Source: Behavioral Interventions - April 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information ‐ Info Page Source Type: research
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Source: Behavioral Interventions - April 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information ‐TOC Source Type: research
Effects of Public Posting and Goal Setting on Team Performance in a Residential Setting
Treatment integrity has been shown to be of critical importance in behavioral programming. The extent to which tasks are completed as designed often has a direct effect on the quality of care provided to clients. Most research on treatment integrity has focused on implementation of interventions. The current study used a multiple baseline design across behaviors to evaluate the effects of public posting of team performance data and goal setting on data collection by direct‐care staff. Results of the current study suggest that public posting and goal setting may be effective strategies to improve staff data collection. Co...
Source: Behavioral Interventions - March 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Christopher J. Perrin, Amy Fredrick, Sheila Klick Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
Television's Mixed Messages: Choose the Best and Mute the Rest
This study investigated television networks' (i.e., National Broadcasting Company, American Broadcasting Company, and Columbia Broadcasting System) representation of non‐scientifically and scientifically supported treatments for autism. Transcripts (N = 312) from 2000 to 2012 were analyzed for the inclusion of autism treatment keywords and negative or positive comments about treatments. Results indicated that networks used the most keywords about applied behavior analysis (ABA), with diet therapies a close second. Trends over the 12‐year span showed increased coverage of non‐scientifically supported treatments. S...
Source: Behavioral Interventions - March 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kimberly A. Schreck, Joshua E. Ramirez Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
