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Download full textDeVries, Monty; Feldman, David – 1983
Two intermediate elementary grade level learning disabled students deficient in reading skills participated in a study to explore the efficacy of utilizing a token reinforcement program combined with behavioral contracting to increase the acquisition rate of sight vocabulary. Word recognition behavioral data were collected by measuring the time…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Sight Vocabulary
McKee, William; And Others – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1983
A creative writing program using a token reinforcement approach for six 10- to 12-year-old students with learning and behavior problems resulted in increased output of written words, reduced spelling errors, and improved composition quality. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management, Creative Writing
Schilling, Don; Cuvo, Anthony J. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1983
A contingency-based lottery system was implemented to improve the classroom behavior of 18 learning disabled and educable mentally handicapped students, aged 13 to 16 years. Results indicated substantial increases in times students remained in assigned areas, and numbers of students prepared for class; and marked reduction in nonauthorized…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management
Peer reviewedSalend, Spencer J.; Gordon, Barbara D. – Behavioral Disorders, 1987
An interdependent group-oriented timeout ribbon procedure was effective in decreasing the inappropriate verbalizations of two groups of resource room students (grades 1-3). A timeout ribbon was removed for one minute following inappropriate verbalizations, during which time the group lost the opportunity to earn tokens for activity or tangible…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Emotional Disturbances
