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Peer reviewedMosley, Valerie P.; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1997
Compares the effectiveness of classroom instruction using constant time delay and community-based instruction to teach a functional sight word vocabulary to students with moderate mental retardation. Finds no statistically significant differences between the two approaches. Discusses implications for practitioners and offers suggestions for…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Functional Reading, Instructional Effectiveness, Moderate Mental Retardation
Hansen, Cheryl L.; Feinburg, Phil – 1982
To devise a list of functional sight vocabulary words, a search was made of numerous curriculum guides and books, school district curricula, and several commercial materials purporting to teach such words. This search provided 16 word lists with a total of 466 different words and symbols. The word lists ranged from as few as five words to as many…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Disabilities, Functional Reading, Language Handicaps
