The Action Research of LEGO Therapy on Conversational Ability for a Child with Autism

碩士 === 國立新竹教育大學 === 人資處教育心理與諮商碩士專班 === 100 === This study aims to explore the effect of LEGO Therapy on conversational ability for a child with autism.During this collaborative action research, a special education teacher worked together with the researcher on LEGO Therapy pilot study of 12 autistic...

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Main Authors: Chen Shu Ling, 陳淑玲
Other Authors: Tseng Wen Chih
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04954549764374873084
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Summary:碩士 === 國立新竹教育大學 === 人資處教育心理與諮商碩士專班 === 100 === This study aims to explore the effect of LEGO Therapy on conversational ability for a child with autism.During this collaborative action research, a special education teacher worked together with the researcher on LEGO Therapy pilot study of 12 autistic and Asperger's children in northern Autism Association,a suitable LEGO Therapy for autistic children was planed by four groups practical experiences. Participants included a severely autistic child, two normal children and two teachers (researcher and special-education teacher).This action research analysis adopted the language samples,interviews,observations, the log data collections, and supplemented by the relevant documents for mutual authentication. This study has two purposes: (1)Conversational ability of LEGO Therapy programs : an easy-to-LEGO bricks as a medium of a child with autism . (2)The intervention effect:a child with autism in the topic initiation , topic maintenance and topic termination . The main findings were as follows:(1)Teachers can enhance conversational ability of a child with autism with LEGO Therapy.(2)LEGO Therapy has positive improvement on topic initiation , topic maintenance and topic termination on a child with autism.(3) After LEGO Therapy,parents and teachers believe study target had significant improvement in conversational ability and interpersonal relation. Implications for pedagogy and future research directions are provided.