Video Modeling Interventions to Improve Play Skills of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Literature Review
Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Fragale, C. (2014).
Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1(3), 165-178.
This systematic review investigates the effects of video modeling interventions on play-related behaviors in children, 12 years or younger, on the autism spectrum.
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Up to 2013
Peer-reviewed, empirical studies
22
"Results [from this systematic review] support previous research that successful video model interventions have been achieved regardless of whether the model in the video is an adult, peer, or of matched gender to the participants.... However, little is known about the effects of the model type (e.g., adult, peer, sibling) on generalization of learned skills" (p. 174).
<p>Results indicated the following effects of video modeling interventions on play skills in children on the autism spectrum:</p>
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<li>adding reinforcement or prompts increased the effectiveness of video modeling interventions;</li>
<li>participants maintained learned play skills, at least in the short term; and</li>
<li>most studies (5/6) reported positive results for the generalization of learned play skills across settings and people, but results were inconclusive for the generalization of skills across new toys and materials.</li>
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