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Verbal Operant Conditioning with Young Institutionalized Down's Syndrome Children
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MacCubrey, Jean – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Downs Syndrome, Drafting, Exceptional Child Research
A REPORT ON CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT OF VERBAL BEHAVIOR.
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BRETHOWER, DALE M.
THE STUDY INVESTIGATED SOME OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN A CHILD'S VERBAL BEHAVIOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS NECESSARY IN ACQUIRING LANGUAGE. TWO TRAINABLE RETARDATES (FROM A GROUP OF SIX, AGED 3-6 TO 5) WITH A FUNCTIONAL VOCABULARY OF NO MORE THAN TWO OR THREE WORDS WERE SEEN INDIVIDUALLY IN 20- TO 30-MINUTE SESSIONS TWICE A WEEK DURING A 4-MONTH…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Language
Early Language Intervention: A Contingent Stimulation Model
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Simeonsson, Rune J.; Wiegerink, Ronald – Mental Retardation, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Developmental Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Infants
Acceleration of Vocal Behavior in Developmentally Retarded Children
Tawney, James W. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
A highly structured language instruction program was used for 4 months to accelerate the verbal development of 10 Down's syndrome children 4- to 7-years-old. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Downs Syndrome, Drafting
Generalization of Self-Referent Speech Established in a Retarded Adolescent by Operant Procedures
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Rubin, Beverely Kam; Stolz, Stephanie B. – Behavior Therapy, 1974
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Language Acquisition
The Non-Verbal Child: Some Clinical Guidelines.
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Stark, Joel; And Others – 1972
Selected principles and procedures related to language training for nonverbal children are presented. The participating children are 3 to 6 years of age and are enrolled at a clinic for a minimal of 3 hours of individual therapy a week. The language problems vary considerably. The possibility of some central nervous system dysfunction is thought…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines
Y a-t-il une justification psychologique a la pratique des exercices structuraux? (Is There a Psychological Justification for Structural Exercises?)
Le Rouzo, Marie-Louise – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1975
Discusses first and second language acquisition in terms of behavior modification and structural exercises in terms of operant conditioning. The validity of the comparison is also discussed. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Child Language
Habilitation of the Retarded Child: A Remedial Program
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Drash, Philip W. – Journal of Special Education, 1972
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Quotient
A Home-Based Approach to the Treatment of Autistic Children
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Howlin, Patricia; And Others – Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1973
A study to evaluate a developmental/behavioral approach to the treatment of autistic children 5 to 11 years of age is described in detail, with particular reference to the advantaged of using parents as therapists and of basing treatment on the home rather than on the clinic. (Author
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Children, Emotional Disturbances
Zone Planning for Accelerating Adaptive Behavior in the Retarded
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Stabler, Brian; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1974
Described is an educational program to serve a heterogeneous population of mentally retarded children excluded from other treatment programs. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Change, Daily Living Skills, Diagnostic Teaching
Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology. Volume 1.
Hill, John P., Ed. – 1967
Ten schizophrenic and autistic children who exhibited self destructive, tantrum, echolalic, and self stimulatory behaviors were treated by reinforcement therapy. Reinforcement withdrawal, in the form of interpersonal isolation contingent upon self-destruction, and electrical shocks served to extinguish these behaviors in some children.…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances
Home Stimulation of Handicapped Children: Parent Guide. Parent/Child Home Stimulation.
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Donahue, Michael J.; And Others – 1973
The guide is for a 12 week parent education course on the mental stimulation of young handicapped children. Major objectives of the course are helping the child feel positively about himself and helping the child develop his intellectual abilities. Material reinforcements are offered parents who meet criteria for attendance, assignments, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Creative Expression, Discipline, Early Childhood Education
An Annotated Bibliography on the Severely and Profoundly Mentally Retarded.
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Cass, Michael, Comp.; Schilit, Jeffrey, Comp. – 1976
Presented is an annotated bibliography with approximately 250 entries relating to the severely and profoundly retarded. Citations are listed alphabetically by author under the following categories: assessments, measurements, evaluations; associations; attending behavior; behavior modification; books; classical conditioning; cognitive development;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Books