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Teaching Generalized Reading of Product Warning Labels to Adolescents with Mental Disabilities through the Use of Key Words.

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Collins, Belva C.; Stinson, Dawn M. – Exceptionality, 1995

Key words from product warning labels were taught to four adolescents with moderate mental disabilities using flash cards and a progressive time-delay procedure. Although students mastered the words in a relatively short time with minimal errors, generalization probe data with actual products across settings revealed the need for instruction to…

Descriptors: Functional Reading, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness, Moderate Mental Retardation

Reflections on "Teaching Generalized Reading of Product Warning Labels to Adolescents with Mental Disabilities through the Use of Key Words."

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Collins, Belva C. – Exceptionality, 1995

These thoughts, by an author of a paper (EC 611 428) on teaching adolescents with moderate mental retardation to read key warning label words, focus on the importance of teaching for generalization or teaching word recognition using actual labels and encouraging an appropriate behavioral response. (DB)

Descriptors: Functional Reading, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness, Moderate Mental Retardation