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Duker, Pieter C.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1993
This study assessed the differential effectiveness of two types of response delays on correct responding (with communicative gestures) by three individuals with severe mental handicaps to training instructions. Results showed that response delay was effective in increasing the number of correct responses in two of the three individuals. (DB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Instructional Effectiveness, Patterned Responses, Performance Factors
Kamps, Debra M.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
Effective instructional strategies used to teach language skills to 24 elementary aged students with autism or moderate mental retardation included the use of choral responding; the use of student-to-student responding; the frequent rotation of materials while teaching 2 to 3 concepts; and the use of random, unpredictable trials for student…
Descriptors: Autism, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
