英文摘要 |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of wait time strategy integratedinto augmentative and alternative communication system intervention on communicative competenceof elementary school student with severe multiple disabilities. The participant was an elementarystudent with severe and multiple disabilities. Single-subject research across situation with multipleprobe design was used in the study. The independent variable was communication book combinedwith the wait time strategy, and the dependent variables were the communication behavior of thestudent who use communication book to express his needs across three situations: ''self-study time'',''lunch time'', and ''motor function class''. Data were collected based on three phases:baseline,intervention, and maintenance. Visual inspection and C statistics were conducted for data analysis.At the end of the intervention, questionnaires and interviews were used to examine the social validityof this study.Results of this study were summarized as follows:1. Wait time strategy integrated into the communication book teaching for the student withsevere and multiple disabilities results in immediate and maintainable effects in self-studytime.2. Wait time strategy integrated into the communication book teaching for the student withsevere and multiple disabilities results in immediate and maintainable effects at lunch time.3. Wait time strategy integrated into the communication book teaching for the student withsevere and multiple disabilities results in immediate and maintainable effects in motivefunction class.4. Results of interviewing with parents, primary caregiver and the participant’s teacher allindicated that this research exhibited a high social validity. |