William Sweeney Ph.D.

Burfeindt (Kinnunen), Kelsi A., and Sweeney, William J., Increasing on-task behavior & academic engagement with students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder using self-management approaches in a general education classroom.. Presented at the 50th Annual Convention for the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Philadelphia, PA. (May 24, 2024)

Galvin, Miranda A., and Sweeney, William, The effects of the video modeling product GemIIni© on verbal response production of individuals with autism spectrum disorder who are nonverbal of minimally verbal.. Presented at the 50th Annual Convention for the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Philadelphia, PA. (May 24, 2024)

Waltjer-Haverly, Tammi D., and Sweeney, William J., Computer assisted delivery of Discrete Trial Training to teach early literacy skills to students with significant intellectual disabilities. . Presented at the 49th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO. (May 28, 2023)

DeWitte, Talia E., Powers, Lauren M., and Sweeney, William J., The effectiveness of SAFMEDS flashcard instruction combined with Precision Teaching measurement approaches for improving content acquisition in an undergraduate special education course.. Presented at the Forty-eighth Annual Convention for the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Boston, MA. (May 30, 2022)

DeWitte, Talia M., and Sweeney, William J., Using repeated reading and Precision Teaching measurement approaches to improve oral reading fluency in students enrolled in an extended school year educational program.. Presented at the Forty-eighth Annual Convention for the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Boston, MA. (May 29, 2022)

DeWitte, Tallia E., and Sweeney, William J., Using repeated reading and Precision Teaching measurement approaches to improve oral reading fluency in students with educational disabilities. . Presented at the Upper Midwest Honors Conference, Vermillion. (April 2022)

Barton, Amanda G., and Sweeney, William, Three-step prompting: Teaching young children with Autism to follow instructions.. Presented at the 47th Annual Convention for the Association of Behavior Analysis International. (Conference presented in a virtual environment due to COVID-19 pandemic)., San Francisco, CA.. (May 29, 2021)

Miller, Carla J., William J., Effects of stationary stability balls on attention to task during instructional activities in the regular classroom environment for students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders.. Presented at the 46th Annual Convention for the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Washington, DC. (conference presented in a virtual environment due to COVID-19 pandemic)., Washington, D.C.. (May 24, 2020)

Sweeney, William J., A Comparison Between the Use of Traditional Precision Teaching Celeration Charting with an Electronic Version of the Standard Behavior Chart: Classwide & Individual Data on SAFMEDS Instruction Combined with Precision Teaching Measurement. . Presented at the 45th Annual Convention for the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL. (May 27, 2019)

Sweeney, William, Iverson, Monica K., and , SAFMEDS Instruction Combined With Precision Teaching Measurement, An Alternative To Traditional Content Quizzes In Higher Education: Modeling & Practicing Data Collection & Analysis. Presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) National Conference, San Diego, CA. (May 28, 2018)

Sweeney, William J., and Iverson, Monica K., SAFMEDS instruction combined with Precision Teaching, an alternative to traditional classroom quizzes: Modeling data collection and analysis. Presented at the 44th Annual Convention for the Association of Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, California. (May 26, 2018)

Sweeney, William J., Iverson, Monica, Wiebers, Abigail C., and Jorgensen, Jennifer L., Using SAFMEDS instruction combined with Precision Teaching measurement as an alternative formative assessment approach for building content fluency in university coursework: Three years of class wide data. . Presented at the 43rd Annual Convention for the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Denver, Colorado. (May 27, 2017)

Sweeney, William J., The omnipotent god of shoes and the importance of individualization. . Presented at the South Dakota ED Talks Dean’s Luncheon, Vermillion, South Dakota. (December 09, 2016)

Sweeney, William, and Stabnow, Erin F., Increasing Pizza Box Assembly Using Task Analysis And A Least-to-Most Prompting Hierarchy. Presented at the 42nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL. (May 30, 2016)

Sweeney, William J., and Climer, Candice K., Using Goal-Setting, Public Posting, and Feedback to Improve the Performance of Collegiate Volleyball Players. Presented at the 41st Annual Convention for the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, Texas. (May 24, 2015)

Sweeney, William J., and Johnson, Matthew D., An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Good Behavior Game in a Tier 2 High School Special Education Classroom.. Presented at the 41st Annual Convention for the Association of Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, Texas. (May 23, 2015)

Sweeney, William J., Jansen, Emily A., Lombard, Tara J., Timmer, Emily R., , and , Evaluating the classwide instructional fluency related to content instruction in an university course: Using SAFMEDS with Precision Teaching measurement procedures. Presented at the 40th Annual Convention for the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL. (May 26, 2014)

Sweeney, William J., and Carlson, Krislyn J., Incorporating iPad technology within repeated reading interventions for students with learning disabilities. Presented at the 40th Annual Convention for the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL. (May 25, 2014)

Sweeney, William, Sweeney, Susan, Sweeney, Twila, Sweeney, Joseph, and Sweeney, Britney, Panel Discussion Related to Family Consideration in Foster & Adoptive Care Settings. Presented at the PRIDE Training for Parents Considering Foster & Adoptive Care, Vermillion, SD. (October 15, 2013)

Sweeney, William, and Malanga, Paul, A case against percentages as a primary dependent measure. Presented at the 39th Annual Convention for the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Minneapolis. (May 25, 2013)

Mayrose, Ronda, Sweeney, William, and , Combining the use of repeated practice through the use of SAFMEDS with Precision Teaching measurement procedures to build fluency in music notation recognition with elementary students.. Presented at the 37th Annual Convention for the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO. (May 30, 2011)

Malanga, Paul, Chambers, Mark R., Sweeney, William, and , The relationship between functional assessment and behavioral support plans. Presented at the 37th Annual Convention for the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO. (May 29, 2011)

Mayrose, Ronda, Sweeney, William, and , Preliminary results of combining the use of repeated practice through the use of SAFMEDS with Precision Teaching measurement procedures to build fluency in music notation recognition with elementary students. Presented at the IdEA Fest 2011, Vermillion, SD. (April 14, 2011)

Puhrmann, Melissa K., and Sweeney, William, The effects of using the Countoon behavior management strategy with young children in an early childhood special education setting. Presented at the 36th Annual Convention for the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX. (May 30, 2010)

Heath, Jennifer S., and Sweeney, William, Improving oral reading fluency in elementary students of American Indian heritage with learning disabilities using the repeated reading instructional approach. Presented at the 35th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AR. (May 26, 2009)

Sweeney, William, Iverson, Monica K., and Malanga, Paul R., Evaluation of a token economy’s effectiveness in a self-contained classroom in a psychiatric rehabilitation facility with secondary students diagnosed with emotional and behavioral disabilities. Presented at the 35th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AR. (May 25, 2009)

Kristi, Oskar, and Sweeney, William, ), using repeated practice and error correction procedures combined with Precision Teaching measurement approaches to improve math calculation fluency of middle school students with emotional and behavioral disorders.. Presented at the 34th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL. (May 28, 2008)

Ward-Maguire, Patricia, Sweeney, William, and Malanga, Paul R., Increasing on-task behavior and assignment completion of high school students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Presented at the 34th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL. (May 27, 2008)

Sweeney, William, Malanga, Paul R., and Tutt, Nichole M., Using Precision Teaching measurement procedures and repeated reading practice procedures to build oral reading fluency with academically at-risk fourth-grade students: Teaching teachers how to teach. Presented at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA. (May 28, 2007)

Sweeney, William, and Perrine, Kristel, Teaching preservice teachers to use repeated reading practice procedures combined with Precision Teaching measurement approaches to improve the oral reading fluency and retelling comprehension of fourth-grade students considered academically at-risk. Presented at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA. (May 26, 2007)

Sweeney, William, Schreurs, Brittany S., and Malanga, Paul R., Improving oral reading fluency and retelling comprehension of students with Native American heritage through the use of repeated readings and Precision Teaching measurement approaches. Presented at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA. (May 23, 2007)

Sweeney, William, Special education update including the status of IDEA reauthorization (i.e., Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act of 2004.. Presented at the Second Annual South Dakota School Law Institute, Sioux Falls, SD. (June 10, 2006)

Pierce, Carla L., and Sweeney, William, Building oral reading fluency and retelling comprehension with fourth-grade students in a highly diverse elementary school.. Presented at the 32nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Atlanta, GA. (May 29, 2006)

Berlinger, Robert W., Sweeney, William, and Malanga, Paul R., Using repeated readings to build oral reading fluency and retelling comprehension of fourth-grade students considered academically at-risk. Presented at the 32nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Atlanta, GA. (May 29, 2006)

Sweeney, William, Wetz, Jenny, Powell, Lauri, Tracy, Rise, Sweeney, Susan R., and , Using repeated readings procedures and Precision Teaching evaluation procedures with fourth-grade general education students to improve oral reading fluency and retelling comprehension in an era of “No Child Left Behind.”. Presented at the 32nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Atlanta, GA. (May 27, 2006)

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