Letter Recognition in a Preschooler: Effects of Praise and Consumable Reinforcers.

Deneke, R. J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ207925

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Publication Date: 1979

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Letter Recognition in a Preschooler: Effects of Praise and Consumable Reinforcers.

Deneke, R. J.; And Others

Reading Improvement, v16 n2 p139-41 Sum 1979

Reports that praise and extrinsic reinforcers, such as candy, increased the rate of letter recognition in preschool children and that the increase was partially maintained when the reinforcement was removed. (FL)

Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Early Childhood Education, Language Research, Learning Motivation, Letters (Alphabet), Parent Role, Positive Reinforcement, Preschool Children, Recognition (Psychology), Reinforcement, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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