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Peer reviewedDuker, Pieter C.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
A correction procedure, including interruption, physical guidance, verbal instruction, and repetition, was used to train five students with severe/profound mental retardation to reject unmatching referents to their gesture mands. Trainers are urged to assess student response when items not matching the referent of a prior request are offered.…
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication Skills, Discrimination Learning, Error Correction
