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Peer reviewedSisson, Lori A.; Barrett, Rowland P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1984
The study compared effects of oral speech with total communication (speech plus sign language) training on the ability of mild mentally retarded children (four-eight years old) to repeat four-word sentences. Results pointed to the superiority of the total communication approach in facilitating sentence repetition. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
