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Evaluating Peer-Mediated Instruction for Children with Extensive Support Needs

Sheida K. Raley, Elizabeth R. Lorah, Christine Holyfield, Grace Booth and 1 more

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica | Jun 8, 2026

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Results indicated that all three participants acquired the ability to request from a peer using AAC, andLimitations and considerations for future research and practice are discussed.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of peer-mediated instruction for requesting during a snack time routine for children with extensive support needs who were also beginning communicators. Participants included three children aged five with extensive support needs who used a tablet-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to communicate. Using a nonconcurrent multiple baseline design, participants were taught by peers without extensive support needs, to request for a preferred snack using modeling and a three-second time delay until responding reached a mastery criterion of 80-100% across five consecutive trials. Results indicated that all three participants acquired the ability to request from a peer using AAC. Limitations and considerations for future research and practice are discussed.

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Sheida K. Raley

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Elizabeth R. Lorah

middle | ORCID 0000-0002-4183-4410

Christine Holyfield

middle | ORCID 0000-0003-1057-5599

Grace Booth

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Madison Maddox

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@article{Raley2026Evaluating,
  title = {Evaluating Peer-Mediated Instruction for Children with Extensive Support Needs},
  author = {Sheida K. Raley and Elizabeth R. Lorah and Christine Holyfield and Grace Booth and Madison Maddox},
  journal = {Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1159/000552891},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1159/000552891}
}

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