Watson, J. & Fisher, A. (1997) British Journal of Special Education, 24 (2), 80-87. This research evaluated two teaching methods, including the use of Intensive Interaction, and was carried out in a Scottish school for pupils with very severe learning difficulties and multiple impairments. Six staff-pupil pairs were studied over nine months, with the studyContinue reading “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Intensive Interaction Teaching with Pupils with Profound and Complex Learning Disabilities”
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An Evaluation of Intensive Interactive Teaching with Pupils with Very Severe Learning Difficulties
Watson, J. & Knight, C. (1991) Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 7 (3), 310-25. This article describes an exploration of Intensive Interaction by staff at a school for pupils with severe learning difficulties, in Edinburgh. In this one-year study, the researchers attempted to analyse the skills used in infant-parent interaction and apply them to theirContinue reading “An Evaluation of Intensive Interactive Teaching with Pupils with Very Severe Learning Difficulties”