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Glazzard, Margaret; Goetz, Janice L. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1977
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Contingency Management, Learning Disabilities, Operant Conditioning
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Karraker, R. J. – Exceptional Children, 1977
The rate of achievement and enjoyment of 12 learning disabled pupils (ages 8-12 years) in a token economy was demonstrated to be higher when they were permitted to select their own reinforcers than when the teacher selected the reinforcers. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities
Piper, Terrence; Powe, Rosemary Hahn – Academic Therapy, 1977
Three children with reading difficulties increased their reading skill through a contingency program involving "happy face" charts and the opportunity to contribute to a class mural. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities
Edwards, Joseph S. – Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 1976
Available from: Psychonomic Society, 1108 W. 34th Street, Austin, Texas 78705. Studied with 10 learning disabled children (5-9 years old) was the development of self-management skills without direct teacher supervision through the use of operant reinforcement procedures. (IM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management, Elementary Education
Drash, Philip W. – 1976
Examined with five preschool male children (1 year, 11 months to 2 years, 6 months old) was the effectiveness of a behaviorally oriented treatment program to reduce hyperactivity. Ss were enrolled in a behavior modification class which met for 2 hours per day, 3 days per week, and parents were enrolled in a parent training program. Among findings…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Research, Hyperactivity