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Browder, Diane M.; Lalli, Joseph S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This review of 20 years of literature on sight word instruction for individuals with handicaps examines effectiveness data for procedures teaching word recognition and comprehension. Covered are "errorless procedures," prompt elimination, stimulus fading, time delay, easy to hard discrimination, and trial and error with feedback. Two tables…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Difficulty Level, Discrimination Learning, Feedback

Serna, Richard W.; Dube, William V.; McIlvane, William J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
Summarizes state-of-the-art approaches for assessing visual stimulus same/different judgments in individuals with severe intellectual disabilities. Methodological investigations indicate that one can obtain reliable same/different judgments with a variety of stimuli in virtually anyone for whom a basal score on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Evaluation Methods, Mental Retardation

Feldman, Maurice A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
This review examined parenting education interventions in 20 published studies, involving 190 parents with intellectual disabilities. The most common instructional approach was behavioral. Initial training, follow-up, and social validity results were encouraging, whereas generalization and child outcomes data were weak. Research needs are noted.…
Descriptors: Generalization, Intervention, Maintenance, Mental Retardation

Handen, Benjamin L.; Zane, Thomas – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1987
The paper reviews 26 studies using the delayed prompt procedure in applied and laboratory settings with developmentally disabled children and adults and others. Results suggest that the delayed prompt procedure is an efficient teaching strategy, with subjects typically acquiring discriminations within a few training sessions or limited number of…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Meta Analysis

Vollmer, Timothy R.; Smith, Richard G. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This article discusses clinical application of functional analysis in developmental disabilities, reviewing issues related to treatment logic and development. The article then approaches functional analysis as a research method, reviewing three areas of research: analysis of diverse response topographies, analysis of basic behavioral processes,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Outcomes of Treatment

Ferretti, Ralph P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1989
This review shows that mentally retarded children can produce problem-solving strategies if they comprehend the task requirements, share the experimenter's goal, and construct an optimal problem-solving representation. Instruction with multiple exemplars of a task can induce generalized strategy use, and nonvolitional mechanisms play a role in use…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Mental Retardation, Problem Solving

Hile, Matthew G.; Desrochers, Marcie N. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
This paper reviews the literature on functional assessment in the behavioral treatment of aggression in persons with mental retardation or developmental delays. Increased use of functional assessment and skill training is noted but no concomitant decrease in the use of intrusive procedures. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Aggression, Basic Skills, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification

Pyles, David A. M.; Muniz, Kathleen; Cade, Amanda; Silva, Rodolfo – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
Discusses the use of different medications for people with developmental disabilities and presents a paradigm for integrating behavior-analytic and psychopharmacological treatment interventions. The model is consistent with the least restrictive, yet effective, treatment philosophy and addresses assessment and treatment of medical issues,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy, Environmental Influences

Goldstein, Howard; Hockenberger, Elaine Hontz – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This review identifies five themes of child language intervention: (1) development of augmentative and alternative communication systems; (2) provision of language stimulation to take advantage of observational learning; (3) teaching of various language functions; (4) teaching of language as a means of environmental and self-control; and (5) study…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Intervention

Baer, Ruth A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This review focuses on correspondence training procedures, in which a subject makes statements about intended positive behavior and the statements are reinforced. The paper examines early research, generalization, maintenance, application to mentally retarded individuals, and the concept of self-control. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Change Strategies, Generalization, Maintenance

Matson, Johnny L.; Taras, Marie E. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1989
Studies assessing treatments for severe behavior problems of developmentally delayed persons were reviewed. Procedures used in the 382 studies, published from 1967-1987, were analyzed in terms of problem behaviors, side effects, and treatment methods. Also examined were number of studies reported yearly, maintenance and generalization of effects,…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Intervention

Ferretti, Ralph P.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
This analysis of the effects of self-management training on the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of skills of persons with mental retardation found self-management training to be useful in promoting the maintenance of behavior change first effected by external control procedures. Training effectiveness may depend upon the cognitive and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness

Harper, Dennis C.; Wadsworth, John S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This article investigates cognitive decline and depressive symptomatology among older adults with mental retardation. A pilot study of assessment instruments is reported. Findings reveal that decreasing cognitive ability is associated with higher rates of observed depression and reported behavioral problems. Cognitive decline was associated with…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Ability

Wolery, Mark; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
Reports of 36 studies using the constant time delay procedure with discrete behaviors of special needs students were analyzed. Results are described in terms of demographic variables (e.g., type of subjects, settings, behaviors, instructors, and instructional arrangements), the procedural parameters of the strategy, strategy effectiveness, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention

Hogg, James; Cavet, Judith; Lambe, Loretto; Smeddle, Mary – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2001
A research review on the use of Snoezelen (multisensory training) with people with mental retardation demonstrates a wide range of positive outcomes, though there is little evidence of generalization even to the immediate post-Snoezelen environment. The issue of staff attitudes and the place of Snoezelen in facilitating positive interactions is…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Children, Educational Environment
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