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Positive Practice Overcorrection Combined with Additional Procedures to Teach Signed Words to an Autistic Child.
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Hinerman, Paige S.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1982
The results indicated that overcorrection plus positive reinforcement was effective in teaching one sign (milk); however, an added contingent exercise (having to stand up and sit down 10 times for an incorrect response) was required to teach the second sign (cookie). (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Manual Communication
A Case for the Use of Sign Language to Stimulate Language Development During the Critical Period for Learning in a Congenitally Deaf Child
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Olson, Jack R. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1972
Descriptors: Case Studies, Hearing Impairments, Infants, Language Acquisition
Blissymbols and Manual Signs: A Multimodal Approach to Intervention in a Case of Multiple Disability.
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Hooper, Janice; And Others – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1987
A multimodal intervention program designed for a nine-year-old with severe communication problems (secondary to cerebral palsy, receptive dysphasia, and auditory agnosia) combined manual signs and graphic symbols to help her communicate. The intensive, highly structured program had significant positive results. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Children, Communication Problems
A Case Description of Verbal and Signed Disfluencies of a 10-Year-Old Boy Who Is Retarded.
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Liles, Betty Z.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1992
Disfluencies in the verbal and signed language of a 10-year-old moderately mentally retarded boy were analyzed. Discussion addresses implications for the accurate characterization of stuttering in manual communication and appropriate approaches to management in such cases. (DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Intervention