TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of GO 4 IT.. NOW! on Writing Skills of Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
AU - Criss, Caitlin J.
AU - Konrad, Moira
AU - Alber-Morgan, Sheila R.
AU - Telesman, Alana Oif
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Association for Behavior Analysis International.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Students with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) perform academically below their peers. One area of particular challenge is written expression. Using a multiple-probe design across participants, this study evaluated the effects of GO 4 IT.. NOW! strategy instruction on the writing skills of three students with EBD, ages 11–14. The researchers used GO 4 IT.. NOW strategy instruction to teach students to write paragraphs in the context of their individualized education programs; in particular, students learned to write goals and objectives related to their self-identified academic and nonacademic needs. Researchers taught 19 GO 4 IT.. NOW! lessons in a one-on-one format; lessons included explicit strategy instruction, feedback, self-evaluation, and practice with revising paragraphs. Results indicate a functional relation between GO 4 IT.. NOW! strategy instruction and improved expository and IEP goal paragraphs. Students maintained gains into the following school year. Social validity, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
AB - Students with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) perform academically below their peers. One area of particular challenge is written expression. Using a multiple-probe design across participants, this study evaluated the effects of GO 4 IT.. NOW! strategy instruction on the writing skills of three students with EBD, ages 11–14. The researchers used GO 4 IT.. NOW strategy instruction to teach students to write paragraphs in the context of their individualized education programs; in particular, students learned to write goals and objectives related to their self-identified academic and nonacademic needs. Researchers taught 19 GO 4 IT.. NOW! lessons in a one-on-one format; lessons included explicit strategy instruction, feedback, self-evaluation, and practice with revising paragraphs. Results indicate a functional relation between GO 4 IT.. NOW! strategy instruction and improved expository and IEP goal paragraphs. Students maintained gains into the following school year. Social validity, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
KW - emotional and behavioral disorders
KW - self-determination
KW - strategy instruction
KW - written expression
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85106466373&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s43494-021-00037-3
DO - 10.1007/s43494-021-00037-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85106466373
SN - 0748-8491
VL - 44
SP - 71
EP - 85
JO - Education and Treatment of Children
JF - Education and Treatment of Children
IS - 2
ER -