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Using Auditory Feedback to Teach Dance Skills to Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of auditory feedback for teaching individuals with intellectual disabilities the “Mississippi Cha Cha Slide.” Participants consisted of six males ages 35 to 61. During baseline, line dance skills were low for all participants. During the auditory feedback intervention, the trainer used a clicker to reinforce dance steps and forward chaining to chain movements into a sequence. Once auditory feedback was implemented, line dance skills increased substantially for all participants. Generalization assessments for four of the participants resulted in performance levels similar to baseline and demonstrate the need for future training with music. Follow up data collected for all four participants showed that dance skills were maintained.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:USF/oai:scholarcommons.usf.edu:etd-7090
Date29 October 2015
CreatorsAbreu, Aracely
PublisherScholar Commons
Source SetsUniversity of South Flordia
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceGraduate Theses and Dissertations
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