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Publication Date: 2004
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The Effects of Delayed Physical Prompts and Reinforcement on Infant Sign Language Acquisition
Thompson, Rachel H.; McKerchar, Paige M.; Dancho, Kelly A.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v37 n3 p379 Fall 2004
Researchers and clinicians have recommended that sign language be taught to typically developing children during their first 2 years of life; however, existing research does not provide adequate information regarding appropriate methods of sign training. We used delayed physical prompting and reinforcement to teach manual signs to 3 children between the ages of 6 and 13 months. Data were collected on the occurrence of prompted and independent signs as well as crying. Sign training was successful in producing independent signing in all 3 children in under 4 hr of training per child.
Department of Applied Behavioral Science, 1000 Sunnyside Ave., KU, Lawrence, KS 66045-2133. Web site: http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu
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