Arbitrary Symbol Learning by Adults with Severe Mental Retardation: Comparison of Lexigrams and Printed Words.

Brady, Nancy C.; McLean, Lee K.

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ERIC Number: EJ518028

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Arbitrary Symbol Learning by Adults with Severe Mental Retardation: Comparison of Lexigrams and Printed Words.

Brady, Nancy C.; McLean, Lee K.

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v100 n4 p423-27 Jan 1996

This study examined the discriminability of lexigrams versus printed words with eight adults with severe mental retardation. A match-to-sample teaching paradigm was used. Subjects discriminated lexigrams better than printed letters and were more successful at matching lexigrams to referent objects than matching printed words to referent objects. (DB)

Descriptors: Adults, Beginning Reading, Discrimination Learning, Printed Materials, Severe Mental Retardation, Symbolic Learning, Training Methods, Visual Discrimination, Visual Stimuli

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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