Date of Award
4-2018
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Richard W. Malott
Second Advisor
Dr. Steven P. Ragotzy
Third Advisor
Dr. Ron Van Houten
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Stephanie M. Peterson
Keywords
Response to intervention, tier system, special education, autism, systems of service, preschool
Abstract
Lovaas (1987) applied behavior analysis to the treatment of autism and demonstrated a 47% “recovery” rate. He also reported that around 10% of the population that received his services made little-to-no improvement. The present study used a response-to-intervention framework to systematically identify and treat students in an early childhood, special-education classroom who were in danger of falling within that 10%. This study set out to identify, classify, and differentiate the treatment based on the student’s response to the standard classroom intervention. Improvements in multiple students’ rates of acquisition based on this system were recorded. This indicated a possibility of improved outcomes that were previously unavailable for a wider range of students receiving behavior analytic services.
Access Setting
Dissertation-Open Access
Recommended Citation
Daigle, Justin J., "Application of Response-to-Intervention in a Pre-Kindergarten Special Education Classroom" (2018). Dissertations. 3237.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/3237
Included in
Applied Behavior Analysis Commons, Early Childhood Education Commons, Special Education and Teaching Commons
Comments
Fifth Advisor: Dr. Carmen Jonaitis