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Wilson, Murray G.; Glynn, Ted L. – Exceptional Child, 1983
Sentence writing behavior was established in eight mildy retarded special class elementary-level children through a procedure that provided word lists and teacher praise for self-selecting and self-locating words from the lists and imposed a cost (fewer sweets) for responses dependent on teacher modeling. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Mild Mental Retardation, Sentences
Brigham, Frederick J.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1992
Eight public school adolescent students with mild mental retardation and severely disruptive classroom behaviors participated in a cooperative behavior management intervention in which student teams were rewarded for appropriate classroom behavior. Rewarding both teams and individuals was most successful in decreasing inappropriate behavior in all…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedPeck, Charles A.; And Others – Adolescence, 1982
Evaluated a program for strengthening promptness and initiative behaviors with three educable, mentally retarded adolescents. The program consisted of: instructions on responses desired and their importance; self-evaluation procedure; and consequences of successful performance with social praise from the classroom teacher. Results supported the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Job Skills, Mild Mental Retardation
Edenfield, Marilyn S.; Freeman, Robert N. – 1989
The replication study examined the effectiveness of a self-recording procedure to increase the levels of academic performance and production in 18 primary-aged mildly mentally handicapped children enrolled in either a self-contained or a resource class. Subjects were instructed in a self-recording procedure to track the number of worksheets…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Mild Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Treatment
