Joseph Lambert

The purpose of this project is to develop and evaluate the promise of virtual reality (VR)-enhanced training modules to improve preservice teachers' implementation of function-based intervention for students with autism who demonstrate challenging behavior. Challenging behavior often prevents children with autism from accessing inclusive educational environments and negatively impacts learning. Function-based intervention is an effective strategy for reducing challenging behavior, including ...

This project will evaluate the efficacy of two models of professional development (PD) designed to enhance paraprofessionals' knowledge and skills related to delivering an early reading intervention to elementary school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The first model, a traditional reading-focused PD (T-PD), will use a training model developed through a prior IES-funded Development and Innovation grant. The second model, enhanced reading-focused PD (E-PD), go...