ABSTRACT
Video self-modeling has been used in the past to teach many skills to children
with autism. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders have a lack of language
processing, expressive communication, and social skills. These deficits may impact the
ability to function in the general education classroom. The current investigation examined
the effects of using video self-modeling with an iPad device to teach inclusion readiness
skills to children with autism. The specific group directions that were taught were
cleaning up, lining up, and sitting down. Three young children with autism participated in
this study. A multiple baseline design across behavior and subjects was used. All three
participants reached mastery criteria in all three behaviors. Experimental control was
shown with the multiple baseline across subjects. Moreover, experimental control was
established with the multiple baseline across behaviors with one of the participants. Due
to generalization across behaviors, experimental control was shown with two of the
behaviors with a second subject. When video models were discontinued and maintenance
probes were conducted, all three children maintained group direction skills. Results
showed that the prerequisite classroom skills were effectively taught to children with
autism using video self-modeling. The results are discussed in terms of implications for
the general education classroom and future research directions.