An Operant Procedure for Improving Vocabulary Definition Performances in Developmentally Delayed Children.

And Others; Cottrell, Ann W.

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Publication Date: 1980-Feb

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An Operant Procedure for Improving Vocabulary Definition Performances in Developmentally Delayed Children.

And Others; Cottrell, Ann W.

Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, v45 n1 p90-102 Feb 1980

A training program in which operant procedures were used to improve the identification and definition of selected vocabulary words by a 6-year-old mildly retarded Down's syndrome girl is described. Results showed that the S had generalized the training and the findings were replicated with two additional children. (PHR)

Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Downs Syndrome, Drafting, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Generalization, Language Acquisition, Mild Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development

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