Efficacy of Teach town: Basics computer-assisted intervention for the intensive comprehensive autism program in los angeles unified school district

Autism

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-197

  Whalen, Christina ^a   Moss, Debbie ^b   Ilan, Aaron B ^d   Vaupel, Manya ^a   Fielding, Paul ^d   MacDonald, Kevin ^a   Cernich, Shannon ^a   Symon, Jennifer ^c  

^a Teach Town   (United States)

^b Los Angeles Unified School District   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

academics; Applied Behavior Aanalysis; cognitive skills; Computer Assisted Instruction; computers; generalization; language; social skills; TeachTown; technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPECIAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TEACHING; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TESTS; LOS ANGELES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHOOLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954365480     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361310363282     Document Type: Article

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