To explore training with multiple exemplars, six severely retarded students (ages 5-21) were taught signed labels for categories of natural objects using either three or five good examples. The arithmetic difference between the two conditions indicated higher levels of generalization following training with five examples for five of the six…

Participation over five years by 12 moderately/severely retarded six to 10- year-olds in a Distar Language and Reading Program, which emphasizes direct instruction and general case strategies, resulted in statistically significant IQ gain and improvements in language competency. (CL)