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| Journal of Applied Behavior… | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMcGee, Gail G.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1986
Two autistic children (5 and 13 years old) acquired functional sight-word reading skills in a play activity. Ss gained access to preferred toys by selecting toy labels in tasks requiring increasingly complex visual discriminations. Ss showed comprehension on probes requiring reading skills to locate toys stored in labeled boxes. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Autism, Elementary Education, Incidental Learning, Play
