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The Effectiveness of Using a Video iPod as a Prompting Device in Employment Settings

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using a video iPod as a prompting device for teaching three job-related tasks to a young man with developmental disabilities in a community-based employment setting. The effectiveness of the prompting device was evaluated using a multiple probe across behaviors design. Results indicated that the introduction of the video iPod was associated with immediate and substantial gains in independent correct responding with an associated decrease in the number of prompts given from a job coach. In addition, the participant used the video iPod independently. Instructional implications and future research will be discussed.

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    Toni Van Laarhoven, Jesse W. Johnson, Kristin L. Grider & Katie M. Grider

  2. Indian Prairie School District #204, Aurora, IL, 60504, USA

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Van Laarhoven, T., Johnson, J.W., Van Laarhoven-Myers, T. et al. The Effectiveness of Using a Video iPod as a Prompting Device in Employment Settings. J Behav Educ 18, 119–141 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-009-9077-6

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