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Peer reviewedLovitt, Thomas C.; Hansen, Cherly L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1976
Designed and implemented with seven learning disabled boys (7-11 years old) was a method of placing children in appropriate readers which utilized aspects of the Informal Reading Inventory and techniques developed by applied behavior analysts. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedStein, Claudia L'E.; Goldman, Jacquelin – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
The study involving 63 children (6 to 8 years old) compared the effects of two reading programs, the Palo Alto Reading Program and DISTAR, on primary grade children with reading problems. Results indicated that use of an operant reading program (DISTAR) was more effective than the Palo Alto program. (SBH)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Exceptional Child Research, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Operant Conditioning
