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Stoner, Julia B.; Beck, Ann R.; Bock, Stacey Jones; Hickey, Katherine; Kosuwan, Kullaya; Thompson, James R. – Remedial and Special Education, 2006
"Picture Exchange Communication System" (PECS) training was implemented with 5 nonspeaking adults with mental retardation who were not currently using any type of functional communication system. A modified ABAB, single-subject design was used to assess the effectiveness of PECS in enhancing the functional communication skills of these…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Learning, Nonverbal Communication
Budoff, Milton; Corman, Louise – 1973
This study determined the effectiveness of a group training procedure in improving performance of intellectually average students on the Raven Learning Potential measure, and examined the differential effectiveness of training by race and social class. The sample of 379 second through fifth graders, half of whom were black, were pretested on…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Group Instruction, Learning Processes, Nonverbal Ability