Week 10 Case Study: Efficacy of Handheld Electronic Visual Supports to Enhance Vocabulary in Children With
ASD
Ganz, J., Boles, M., Goodwyn, F., & Flores, M. (2014). Efficacy of handheld electronic visual supports to enhance
vocabulary in children with asd. Focus on Autism and Other Development Disabilities, 29(1), 3-12. doi:
10.1177/1088357613504991
Topic
Guiding Questions
Collaborative Notes
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1. What was the
intervention that Ganz
and her coauthors
implemented? Did using
the iPad enhance the
intervention? How so?
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Using an iPad as a source of visual scripts.
o Does the use of iPad visual scripts result in an
increased use of verb ands or nouns to describe
current event?
o Do the participants require less invasive
prompts during the intervention?
o Does the use of iPad visual scripts result in an
increased spontaneous use of verbs or nouns?
The statistical data indicated that the use of the iPad
enhanced the intervention.
iPad to
implement a
visual script
intervention
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2. Who were the children
that participated in the
study? For whom was
the intervention
successful and for
whom was it
unsuccessful?
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Morgan, Age 9, Word Combination Stage, Speech
Therapy 30 mins -5 to 6 times per week
Ross, Age 14, Sentence Phase, Speech Therapy once a
week
Kyle, Age 8, Word Combination Stage, Speech
Therapy 30 mins, -5 to 6 times per week
Kyle and Morgan statistically showed improvement,
Ross also showed improvement but the data was not as
clear.
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