This session is from the NASP 2021 Annual Convention
- PMD: 3
- Skill Level: Introduction
- Session 7: Psychological Services for Specific Groups of Students
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- learn about best practices in teaching sight words to students with intellectual disabilities.
- learn how to deliver computer-based traditional drill and practice (TDP) and incremental rehearsal (IR) to teach sight words.
- learn how to measure maintenance, retention, and acquisition of new material.
- learn how to select appropriate methods of academic intervention for specific students.
Description
This presentation will discuss the methodology and findings of three single-case design studies that investigated traditional drill and practice (TDP) and incremental rehearsal (IR) as methods for teaching functional sight words to adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID). Attendees will learn about best practices in teaching sight words to students with ID, how to deliver computer-based TDP and IR, considerations in measuring acquisition, retention, and maintenance, and implications for practice and future research.
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Presenter(s)
Margaret A. Beneville, Northeastern University
Matthew R. DuBois, Brookline High School
Amy M. Briesch, Northeastern University