Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Dissertation
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Dukes, Charles
Abstract
Autism is a disorder that affects children at an alarming rate. One out of every 88 children is diagnosed with autism in the United States. The disorder is characterized by communication, social, and behavioral deficits. Children with autism often require specialized teaching methods to learn basic skills that most children acquire without specialized instruction. Relatively few studies have examined strategies for teaching safety skills to individuals with autism. The current study utilized a multiple baseline across participants’ design to evaluate whether a modeling and rehearsal strategy is effective for teaching fire safety skills to children with autism between 4 and 5 years of age. Results indicated that modeling and rehearsal were effective in teaching fire safety skills, the skills generalized to novel settings, and maintained 5-weeks following the completion of training. Implications for safety skill instruction and future research are discussed.
Extent
49 p.
Recommended Citation
Garcia, David, "Effectiveness of modeling and rehearsal to teach fire safety skills to children with autism" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 748.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/748
Identifier
FA0004020
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013.|Includes bibliography.