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Developing Requesting Behavior: Acquisition, Fluency, and Generality.
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McCook, Beth; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1988
The effectiveness of a mand-model plus correction procedure in developing requesting behavior by two severely or moderately retarded adults was assessed in two experiments. Both subjects acquired the behavior and maintained it (with reduced fluency) at two-month followup. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Language Acquisition, Moderate Mental Retardation
A Graduated Guidance Procedure for Teaching Self-Dressing Skills to Multihandicpped Children.
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Sisson, Lori A.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1988
The effectiveness of a graduated guidance procedure for increasing independence in dressing was examined in a multiple baseline analysis across behaviors with two multihandicapped children (ages nine and five). Results showed both children learned dressing skills with generalization of training to similar garments and maintenance of skills and 18…
Descriptors: Blindness, Case Studies, Generalization, Maintenance
The Effectiveness of a Constant Time-Delay Procedure to Teach Chained Responses to Adolescents with Mental Retardation.
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Schuster, John W.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1988
The effectiveness of a five-second time-delay procedure to teach three chained food preparation behaviors to four moderately retarded adolescents was evaluated within a multiple probe design across behaviors. The skills maintained over a three-month period and generalized from school to home for subjects completing the generalization probe…
Descriptors: Behavior Chaining, Cooking Instruction, Daily Living Skills, Generalization
Just Say "No!" and Walk Away: Teaching Students with Mental Disabilities To Resist Peer Pressure.
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Collins, Belva C.; Hall, Meada; Rankin, Stephanie Wheatley; Branson, Terri A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1999
Describes a systematic program conducted at a rural secondary school to teach students with moderate mental retardation ways to resist peer pressure. Peers without disabilities were used to identify common situations of peer pressure and to serve as confederates in setting up situations where students with mental retardation learned to "just say…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Counseling Techniques, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship
The Medallion Program: Using the Generic Sport Model to Train Athletes with Disabilities.
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Dahlgren, Wendy J.; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1991
Describes the Manitoba Special Olympics Medallion Program which provides Special Olympians with the opportunity to engage in sport-specific training at the level required to improve athletic performance. The program is more competitive than general Special Olympics physical activity programs which are more recreational in nature. (SM)
Descriptors: Adults, Athletes, Downs Syndrome, Foreign Countries
Addressing Teacher Needs and Concerns in Communication Interventions for Students with an Intellectual Disability.
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Butterfield, Nancy; Arthur, Michael – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1994
A professional development project was designed to support teachers in planning communication interventions with students having moderate/severe mental retardation. Special emphasis was on systemic and personal factors in adopting change and on training activities to foster application of skills. A program evaluation instrument focusing on teacher…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Generalization