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Tangible symbols interventions help children with multiple disabilities and visual impairment learn daily routines and improve behavior. Educators found the structured protocol beneficial, suggesting language-specific labeling for home generalization.

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Area of Science:

  • Special Education
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Assistive Technology

Background:

  • Children with multiple disabilities and visual impairment often face communication and daily routine challenges.
  • Tangible symbols offer a potential communication and learning modality for this population.
  • Structured protocols can enhance the implementation of assistive interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the experiences of special education teachers and speech-language pathologists implementing a tangible symbols intervention.
  • To identify student learning outcomes, benefits, and challenges associated with the intervention.
  • To gather suggestions for improving the tangible symbols intervention and its generalization.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study involving interviews with 29 special education teachers and speech-language pathologists.
  • Intervention focused on tangible symbols within a structured daily schedule protocol.
  • Intervention duration was 7 months and involved 51 children aged 3-21 years.

Main Results:

  • Educators reported students learned symbol meanings, demonstrated improved behavior, and acquired parts of their daily routines.
  • Key supports and barriers to student learning were identified as student and intervention characteristics.
  • Participants suggested improvements for intervention fidelity and generalization, particularly for home settings.

Conclusions:

  • Tangible symbols interventions, when implemented with a structured protocol, can yield positive outcomes for students with multiple disabilities and visual impairment.
  • Addressing intervention characteristics and providing language-specific support are crucial for successful generalization.
  • Further research should focus on optimizing tangible symbol systems and implementation strategies for diverse learners.