Sentence combining as a technique for increasing adjective use in writing by students with autism

Improving cover‐letter writing skills of individuals with intellectual disabilities

“…One employment-related behavior that has received less attention for individuals with ID is writing a cover letter. Although researchers have evaluated interventions for teaching basic writing skills to these individuals, including spelling (Stromer, Mackay, Howell, McVay, & Flusser, 1996;Stromer, Mackay, McVay, & Fowler, 1998), sentence writing (Yamamoto & Miya, 1999), and adjective use (Rousseau, Krantz, Poulson, Kitson, & McClannahan, 1994), few researchers have focused on more complex written responses. Collins, Branson, Hall, and Rankin (2001) evaluated a prompting procedure for teaching high school participants with ID to write letters to their peers.…”

Effects of intervention on handwriting accuracy and speed for elementary students with autism spectrum disorder

“…Three studies (Pennington & Rockhold, 2018;Price, Lacey, Weaver, & Ogletree, 2016;Rousseau, Krantz, Poulson, Kitson, & Mcclannahan, 1994) examined the effects of intervention on sentence construction. Table 3 displays demographics, study features, and overall outcomes.…”

“…Two studies included a total of three to four students, and one study included a single student. Age of diagnosis (i.e., before age three) was reported for one student (Rousseau et al, 1994). All studies selected students based on difficulty constructing accurate, complete, or complex sentences.…”

“…With the exception of one student who had high functioning ASD (Price et al, 2016), all other students had either limited speech, problems with receptive language, or low cognitive scores. Three students attended a special institute for autism where their teacher provided intervention (Rousseau et al, 1994). Three students who attended public school where their special education teacher delivered intervention in a special education classroom (Pennington & Rockhold, 2018).…”

“…One study used cue cards and written prompts printed on paper (Price et al, 2016). Another study incorporated photo prompts, sentence combining worksheets, and lined paper (Rousseau et al, 1994).…”