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Charlton, Bette – Except Children, 1970
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedStein, Claudia L'E.; Goldman, Jacquelin – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
The study involving 63 children (6 to 8 years old) compared the effects of two reading programs, the Palo Alto Reading Program and DISTAR, on primary grade children with reading problems. Results indicated that use of an operant reading program (DISTAR) was more effective than the Palo Alto program. (SBH)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Exceptional Child Research, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Operant Conditioning
