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Kendra Durfee
Kaiser, A. P., HancookT.B, Nietfeld, J. P. (July 1,2000). The Effects
of Parent-Implemented Enhanced Milieu Teaching on the Social
Communication of Children Who Have Autism. Early Education &
Development, 11:4, 423 446

BThetitleoftheresearchisappropriatelytitledthatexplainswhatthe
researchistalkingabout.IntheabstractIfeltlikebasedoffofwhatIread,it
summeduptheresearchprettywellinthefactthatittoldwhatwasgoingonin
theresearch,howtheydidtheresearchandtheeffectsoftheresearch.The
researchwasappliedto6differentparentsandtheirchildwhowasonthe
autismspectrum.Inreadingthearticleitlookedconsistentwithitstermsused.
Thearticledidbreakdownbiggergoalsintosmallergoalstohelpmakesenseof
whattheywereactuallydoing.Thestudydidincludeallmales.Iftheyare
doingastudyforthepopulationIwouldsuggestthattheyadd3femalesinto
thestudytomakeitmorevalidfortheentirepopulation.Rightnowweonly
knowtheeffectsofthisstudyonmales.Ifthatswhattheyweregoingforthen
studyworksbutifnotthatwouldbeaflaw.Thisresearchdoesseemcomplete
andaccordingtowhatwasbeingstudied,andaccordingtomyexperiencein
readingjournals,theyseemtohavecoveredalltheirbasesinwritingthis
researchjournal.Thisstudyisveryapplicableandhelpfultothefieldofearly
childhood/specialeducationbecauseinterventionistsandspecialeducation

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workerscanknowwhatworksandwhatdoesntbasedoffofthisstudy.There
are.InreadingthisstudyIlearnedwhatIwouldneedtodoifIweretowriteup
andperformastudy.Isawthatthestudyeventhoughitwasareallysolidon
thehypothesisstillhadsomeissueshereandthereasthestudywasperformed
suchasthereliabilityandthewaytheresearchershadtomonitorthatportionof
theresearchitself.
CWhatstrategydidyouchoosefromthearticleandwhy?
WesimplyincludedothersfromAndrewsfamilyintheintervention
process.
a Whatdidyoudowiththechildtoimplementyourstrategy?
PlayedbingowithAndrew,mom,andKendra.WeplayedBingowith
wordsthathehadtodoforreading.Iinvitedhismothertoplaywithus
andeverywordoneverycardwasreadbyAndrew.Whenhesaidhe
didntknowhismotherwouldencouragehimtotryandIwouldcover
uppartoftheword.Hereadthepartthathecouldseeandashereadit
correctly,Iwoulduncoveranotherpartofthewordandhewouldread
thatpart.ThewholewordwouldbeuncoveredandIwouldslowlysay
thesoundsofeachletterwithhimashelookedattheword.
b Howdidthechildrespondandwhy?
Helovedthegameandworkedwellreceivinghelpfrombothhis
motheraswellaswellasaninterventionist.Hismotherwasableto

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explainthesamematerialinasimplewaythathewouldunderstandthe
quickest.Everytimehebrokedownawordandthenblendedeach
lettersoundwithmehewasusuallyabletogettheword.
c Whatisyouroverallimpressionofthestrategyanditsusefulnesswith
yourchildandmaybeotherchildren?
IwanttocontinuetoinvolveothersfromAndrewsfamilyduringthe
interventionssothathecanprogressevenmorethanifhewasonly
workingwithCiaraandI.

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