Establishing the Efficacy of Using iPads/tablets to Increase Literacy in Special Education By Means of Grants

Authors

Anamarie Alvarez

Publication Date

5-2016

Document Type

Project

Degree

Master of Arts in Education (MA)

MA Concentration

Special Education

Keywords

grants, iPad/tablet, constant time delay, stimulus fading, spontaneous prompting, discrete trial training, literacy, technology, assistive technology

Advisors

Enrique Dominguez Deleon, Pamela A. Redmond, Jim O'Connor

Abstract

This project was designed to investigate the efficacy of iPads/tablets on literacy for students with moderate to severe disabilities who are in lower elementary (K-3). To help acquire the iPads/tablets, grants will be explored as viable resources to fund the technology. The proposed study would function as a subsidiary means of supporting the need for the grants. The study involves helping four students with moderate to severe disabilities increase literacy skills using iPads/tablets in conjunction with evidence based strategies such as Constant Time Delay (CTD), Stimulus Fading (SF), Spontaneous Prompting (SP) and Discrete Trial Training (DTT).

Recommended Citation

Alvarez, A. (2016). Establishing the Efficacy of Using iPads/tablets to Increase Literacy in Special Education By Means of Grants. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/tucgsoe/229