Implementation of a social skill training package with three elementary-school children who had behavioral and learning disorders resulted in increasing student acquisition of targeted social behaviors, which in turn led to lengthier peer interactions. Increases in nontargeted social responses were also demonstrated. (Author/JDD)

The usefulness of individual reinforcement schedules in maximizing the attending to task and math percentage correct of 12 behavior disordered/learning disabled (BD/LD) adolescents is examined. Results indicate that individual reinforcement schedules are important to the academic success of some adolescent BD/LD students. (Author)

The use of teacher praise contingent upon pupil correct responses was compared wih teacher modeling of words erred. The results clearly indicated that manipulation of reinforcement schedules was the more effective approach for the two Ss examined. (Author/DLS)