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Effects of a Positive Support Approach To Enhance Communicative Behaviors of Children with Mental Retardation Who Have Challenging Behaviors.
Hetzroni, Orit E.; Roth, Tali – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
This study investigated effects of a positive behavior support plan accompanied by an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention on the reduction of challenging behaviors in four children with moderate and severe mental retardation. Functional assessment was followed by a positive AAC support plan designed by the school team to…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills
Evaluation of Contextual Variability in Prediction of Reinforcer Effectiveness
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Pino, Olimpia; Dazzi, Carla – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2005
Previous research has shown that stimulus preference assessments based on caregiver-opinion did not coincide with results of a more systematic method of assessing reinforcing value unless stimuli that were assessed to represent preferences were also preferred on paired stimulus presentation format, and that the relative preference based on the…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Positive Reinforcement, Context Effect, Predictor Variables