At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Intellectual and/or developmental disability diagnosis
- ✓Ability to read at least 80% of words correctly on word reading screener
- ✓Presence of functional literacy needs
- ✓English as primary spoken language with oral communication as primary form of communication
None specified.
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Optimizing Language Outcomes for Young Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Written Language Intervention Using Functional Texts
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Written language intervention for Intellectual Disability and Developmental Disability. Completed, enrolled 55 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a written language intervention using functional texts for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Young adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) are taught reading comprehension strategies in three phases (before, during, after) using a graphic organizer as visual support. At the beginning of each phase, the interventionist: (a) defines the strategies, (b) describes and models how to use the strategies, and (c) answers questions about the strategies. Then the participant practices the strategies during 45-min sessions, two times per week, over 3 months. Each session follows the teach-model-coach-review format, the interventionist: (a) reviews the strategies (5 min), (b) models the strategies using a think-aloud (10 min), (c) prompts the participant to practice the strategies with support (15 min), (d) prompts the participant to use a think-aloud to practice the strategies independently using a functional literacy text (10 min), and (e) reviews and summarizes the session (review; 5 min).