ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of reading a picture fairy tale associated with sensory activities on class participation behaviors of young children with developmental delay. The study was a single-subject study and was conducted with three young children with developmental delay who were enrolled in kindergarten using the AB design. Among the children’s participation in class, the target behavior type was decided to focus on attention and follow the teacher’s instructions, and the target behavior that occurred for 10 minutes was filmed by partial-interval recording of the target child’s behavior. As a result of the study, the incidence of attention span among their participation behaviors in class increased after intervention. Also, the incidence rate of following teacher’s instruction increased after intervention as well. Furthermore, the incidence of attention span and following the teacher’s instruction remained constant even after intervention. The results of this study had positive effects on the increase and maintenance of participation behaviors in class of young children with developmental delay, and led to a positive change by using sensory stimulation media differentiated from studies related to reading standard picture books.

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