Video Modeling: Visual-Based Strategies to Help People on the Autism Spectrum, Paperback/Steve Lockwood

Video Modeling is an instructional teaching technique that utilizes assistive technology and videos as the primary vehicle. It is a strategy that has applications regardless of ability or age. It has a growing research base and can be used to teach a variety of skills to people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), including social skills, play skills, and more. Video modeling typically has three core components: (1) Videoing the individual to be taught or someone else, or commercially made videos highlighting the behavior to be taught; (2) The video is used to teach the skills, and (3) the individual is then required to perform the skill. Video modeling is by no means a new idea. Even in the 1980s, it was identified as a time-efficient and personnel conserving teaching tool, however, the technology available today makes this technique invaluable and essential in teaching going forward. This book covers the process of developing, implementing, and assessing video modeling for learners with autism to increase independence, facilitate learning, and improve quality of life.