EFFECTS OF ORAL MOTOR IMITATION BEHAVIORAL FLUENCY ON MEASURES OF ECHOIC BEHAVIOR
Open Access
Author:
Garner, Dana
Graduate Program:
Special Education
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Document Type:
Dissertation
Date of Defense:
June 09, 2011
Committee Members:
Dr Rick Kubina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor Richard M Kubina Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member David Lee, Committee Member Kathryn D R Drager, Committee Member
Keywords:
autism oral motor fluency rate imitation applied behavior analysis ABA behavioral fluency echoic verbal imitation
Abstract:
The proposed study examined the effects of behavioral fluency in oral motor imitation on echoic behavior in elementary children with autism. A multiple baseline multiple probe design was employed across students. The researcher examined (a) what are the effects of acquisition and behavioral fluency in a component oral motor skill on the composite skill of echoic behavior; and (b) does behavioral fluency in oral motor imitation result in retention of the target behavior for children with autism. Results of the study indicate behavioral fluency in oral motor imitation increases the behavior frequency of echoic measures of the target vocalization and that children with ASD retain echoic behavior over long periods of time.
