Enhancing living skills in Dravet syndrome through precision teaching: a component-composite approach with an environmental modification
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to explore the impact of precision teaching (PT) on living skills in an individual with Dravet syndrome (DS). Focusing on a core case of a 14-year-old with DS, it assesses the role of PT in mastering the daily living skill of putting on a jacket, integrating a component-composite approach.
Design/methodology/approach
The research adopts a within-subject design, emphasising the transition from component skills to composite skills in daily living tasks. Using an environmental modification, it tracks the participant’s progress in putting on a jacket pre- and post-PT intervention.
Findings
Significant enhancements in the independent execution of putting on a jacket were observed, highlighting PT’s effectiveness in refining living skills in DS. The study offers valuable insights into the component-composite framework of skill acquisition and the use of environmental modifications.
Research limitations/implications
While improvements were noted, the study suggests further research to promote the long-term sustainability of PT’s impact on living skills in DS.
Practical implications
The study underscores PT’s practical benefits in enhancing daily living skills among DS individuals. It provides a strategic model for educators and therapists focusing on skill development.
Social implications
This research emphasises the importance of specialised, effective teaching methods like PT in fostering independence and quality of life for individuals with disabilities, advocating for tailored educational approaches.
Originality/value
This investigation examines the efficacy of PT for developing living skills in DS; it contributes novel perspectives to special education and therapeutic interventions.
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Acknowledgements
Compliance with ethical standards.
Conflict of interest: No authors have a conflict.
Ethical approval: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants in the study.
Availability of data and materials: The authors confirm that the data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article.
Citation
Vascelli, L. and Iacomini, S. (2024), "Enhancing living skills in Dravet syndrome through precision teaching: a component-composite approach with an environmental modification", Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-12-2023-0033
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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