Utilizing video modeling in an educational setting to teach play skills to young children with autism: a project

This project examines the factors involved in utilizing the evidence- based intervention practice of video modeling with young children with autism. To better understand the technique, a pilot implementation of video modeling was included in the process of completing the project. The challenge in video modeling is in understanding all of the steps and individualization needed to use it as an effective intervention. In this project there is an overview of various forms of video modeling, play skills to target in an educational setting, tools for creating videos and strategies for implementing the intervention in a school setting. During the pilot, I implemented video modelling with one of my students. As part of standard practice, rates of initiations of play for the pilot student were taken before, during and after the intervention. The student exhibited an increase of the target skill during and after the intervention. Video modeling for the pilot student appeared to support the learning of the target skill.