THE IMPACT OF VIDEO MODELING AND PEER MENTORING OF SOCIAL SKILLS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN INCLUSIVE SETTINGS

ABSTRACT
Given the behavioral expectations of students by teachers and peers in middle
school inclusive classrooms and characteristics inherent to students with ASD, the
purpose of this study was to explore the impact of video modeling and peer mentoring of
five critical social skills for inclusion on middle school students with ASD.
THE IMPACT OF VIDEO MODELING AND PEER MENTORING OF SOCIAL
SKILLS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM
DISORDERS IN INCLUSIVE SETTINGS
by
CHRISTINE ROSE OGILVIE
B.S. Fitchburg State College, 1996
M.S. Fitchburg State College, 2001
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Doctor of Education
in the Department of Exceptional Education
in the College of Education
at the University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Summer Term 2008
Major Professor: Lisa A. Dieker
© 2008 Christine R. Ogilvie

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