Concept mastery routines to teach social skills to elementary children with high functioning autism.
Children with autism are included in general education classrooms for exposure to appropriate social models; however, simply placing children with autism with typical peers is insufficient for promoting desired gains in social skills. A multiple baseline design was used to explore the effects of concept mastery routines (CMR) on social skills for four elementary-age boys with high functioning autism. Visual and non-parametric analyses support the conclusion that small group instruction with typical peers via the CMR was effective for increasing responses, initiations, and recognition of emotional states. The skills taught in small groups generalized when the visual strategy of the completed concept diagram was taken to another setting. Most importantly, the four boys experienced improved social status following intervention.
Laushey
Kelle M
KM
Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. epekml@langate.gsu.edu
Heflin
L Juane
LJ
Shippen
Margaret
M
Alberto
Paul A
PA
Fredrick
Laura
L
D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003210:Concept Formation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012919:Social Behavior; D013663:Teaching