Is the Child Making Expected Progress? Measuring Change in Rate of Development With Young Children

Benner, Susan M.; Beckmann, Bobbie

doi:10.1207/s15566935eed0106_2

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“…Using SIB-R scores reported as standardized developmental age in years, results were calculated using the following formula: [Developmental Gain / Time in Intervention] / [Pretest Developmental Age / Pretest Chronological Age]. In cases in which a control group is not available, the PCI is preferable to a pretest–posttest comparison because it accounts for developmental gains that could be expected to occur without the intervention (Alquraini & Mahoney, 2015; Benner & Beckman, 1990). The minimum sample size for student participants was 40, seeking a change of at least 0.2 (a PCI of at least 1.2 minus the standard PCI of 1.0).…”

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Effectiveness of Transition Readiness Interventions by School-Based Occupational Therapy Personnel

Pierce

Sakemiller

Spence

et al. 2019

OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

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Despite federal mandates to transition students with disabilities to successful adulthood, outcomes have been poor. Although areas of occupational therapy expertise, such as life and work skills, are effective in improving transition outcomes, occupational therapy personnel rarely provide transition services. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of occupational therapy transition readiness services for students with disabilities, 14 to 16 years of age, over two academic years of intervention. Forty-two students and 14 occupational therapy personnel from 10 school districts participated. Assessments were provided to transition teams. Peer groups explored work and life skills and completed long-term student-led projects. Pre–post scores of functional behavior were analyzed using a proportional change index. Students receiving occupational therapy transition readiness services demonstrated statistically significant gains. Occupational therapy holds potential to increase the functional readiness of students with disabilities for transition to a successful and productive adult life.

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confidence: 99%