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Peer reviewedMurph, Debra; McCormick, Sandra – Education and Treatment of Children, 1985
A 12-step procedure was used in teaching five minimally literate, male juvenile offenders to read and interpret prototypes of road signs displaying words, and a 5-step procedure for interpreting a sign without words. All students' correct responses in reading and interpreting signs increased and were maintained during subsequent post-checks.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Functional Literacy, Generalization
