This one-page abstract summarizes the final report of a federally funded project titled, "Maintaining the Work Rate of Youth with Severe Handicaps." The study evaluated the effects of two self-management techniques, self-monitoring and self-solicitation of feedback with seven 18- to 20-year-old severely and moderately retarded youth over a 5-month period. Self-monitoring involved counting and recording the number of work units completed during each time period. Self-solicitation of feedback involved charting whether they had worked faster or slower than a specified standard and then discussing the chart with a trainer. Self-monitoring alone improved productivity for some workers on some tasks, but some workers' performance declined over time. With self-solicitation, productivity levels increased and remained at higher levels than during self-monitoring only. Results demonstrated: that severely retarded workers can accurately monitor their own work, that providing feedback took little of the trainer's time, and that work quality was generally maintained. Recommendations for trainers include establishing a measurement system for acquiring accurate data on work performance, creating a self-monitoring system manageable by individuals, establishing a system for self-evaluation and self-solicitation of feedback, and periodically checking the accuracy of self-monitoring. (DB)