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Hicks, S. Christy; Bethune, Keri S.; Wood, Charles L.; Cooke, Nancy L.; Mims, Pamela J. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
Some students with intellectual disabilities require explicit instruction of language skills, including preposition use; however, little is known about effective ways to teach preposition use to this population. This study examined direct instruction (DI) to teach students to use and respond to prepositions. Results indicated that DI was an…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Form Classes (Languages), Mental Retardation, Language Skills
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Correa, Vivian I.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1984
Results showed that the graduated prompting procedure was effective in training reach-grasp responding in all three children; for one child, effects were durable over repeated treatment applications, but not maintained during withdrawals; for another child, the procedure was effective in teaching reach-grasp responding in all three positions.…
Descriptors: Blindness, Generalization, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities
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Valcante, Greg; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1989
Four multiply handicapped students (aged 5-11) received skill instruction under four experimental conditions, involving differing teacher wait-times and intertrial interval durations. Student performance was superior under the long wait-time conditions irrespective of the length of the intertrial interval. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Multiple Disabilities, Pacing, Reaction Time
Green, Carolyn W.; Reid, Dennis H.; Rollyson, Jeannia H.; Passante, Susan C. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
We evaluated an enriched teaching program for reducing resistance and indices of unhappiness displayed by 3 individuals with profound multiple disabilities during teaching sessions. The program involved presentation of preferred activities before, during, and after each teaching session, discontinuation of identified nonpreferred activities, and a…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Psychological Patterns, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
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Dixon, Mark R.; Holcomb, Sharon – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2000
A study used a progressive delay procedure to teach self-control to six adults with mental retardation. At baseline, participants chose an immediate smaller reinforcer rather than a larger delayed reinforcer. Progressive increases in work requirements for gaining access to a larger reinforcer resulted in participants selecting larger delayed…
Descriptors: Adults, Delay of Gratification, Instructional Effectiveness, Mental Retardation
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Selinske, Jane E.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
Behavior analysis was implemented in a school for 38 children with multiple disabilities, following staff training. Results over two years showed educationally significant increases in trials taught, correct student trials, and objectives achieved. During followup, results indicated maintenance and social validity of the behavior analysis package.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Elementary Secondary Education