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Date Available

4-27-2017

Year of Publication

2017

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Education (MSEd)

College

Education

Department/School/Program

Early Childhood, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Counseling

Faculty

Dr. Melinda Jones Ault

Faculty

Dr. Ralph Crystal

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of a system of least prompts procedure and use of a graphic organizer to teach an academic standard for elementary students with moderate intellectual disabilities. A multiple probe (days) across participants design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of using a system of least prompts and a graphic organizer to teach students how to compare two characters from adapted text. The results showed a system of least prompts and the use of graphic organizer was effective in teaching an academic standard for students with moderate intellectual disabilities.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2017.122

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