Video Based Interventions are an intervention that can be utilized to aide students with disabilities specifically students on the autism spectrum. Most students with ASD benefit greatly from visuals. Students also benefit from being exposed to the same concept in different forms and situations helping them gain further comprehension of the topic (Gidley- Larson & Suchy, 2014). Video based intervention is a teaching strategy that relies on visuals and has unlimited repetition possibilities to help students to retain information, has been proven to benefit students with ASD. Video Based Intervention (VBI) illustrates a desired behavior or specific skill being performed on video that the student watching will be expected to imitate (Schaeffer, Hamilton, Bauman-Johnson, 2016). This type of intervention has proven to be effective to help students develop the following skills: social, communication, independence, functional, behavior, vocational, play and self-helps skills.
I have created this website to share the different types of Video Based Interventions that can help students with ASD acquire various skills. On this website you will find different types of interventions. Each type of intervention includes step by step instructions, a summary of the intervention, a summary of a research study, as well as a video to help visualize it. I have implemented this intervention in my classroom. You will find under Author's advice my tips on how to facilitate this in your classroom effectively. I hope you find the information on this website beneficial!