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Pelaez, Martha; Virues-Ortega, Javier; Gewirtz, Jacob L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
Maternal vocal imitation of infant vocalizations is highly prevalent during face-to-face interactions of infants and their caregivers. Although maternal vocal imitation has been associated with later verbal development, its potentially reinforcing effect on infant vocalizations has not been explored experimentally. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Imitation, Caregivers, Infants
Lerman, Dorothea C.; Parten, Mandy; Addison, Laura R.; Vorndran, Christina M.; Volkert, Valerie M.; Kodak, Tiffany – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
An approach based on Skinner's (1957) theory of verbal behavior has been developed to understand and teach elementary communication skills to children with autism and developmental disabilities (Sundberg & Partington, 1998). However, few studies have directly examined the characteristics of emerging language in children with developmental…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Expressive Language, Communication Skills, Autism