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Establishing the Manding Function of Communicative Gestures with Individuals with Severe/Profound Mental Retardation.
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Duker, 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
Studies of Exclusion in Individuals with Severe Mental Retardation.
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McIlvane, W. J.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
Two experiments with a total of 17 adolescents or adults with severe mental retardation evaluated the potential of exclusion procedures (selection of an undefined object in comparison with a defined object) as a means of training basic naming skills. Reliable exclusion and naming performance were demonstrated in nearly all subjects. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Concept Formation, Discrimination Learning