Two studies examined cross-modal transfer of sign language performance in 11 and 12 children (ages 6-17) with speech, language, or hearing disorders and mild to moderate retardation. Findings indicated that transfer from receptive to productive signing required explicit training, particularly of complex forms. (CL)

The study compared amount of instructional time in classrooms for severely multiply handicapped children when student/staff ratios ranged from 10:3 to 5:3. Results suggest a point at which instructional and noninstructional time are approximately equal, at a 2:1 student/staff ratio. Thereafter, gains in instructional time become less pronounced.…

Teacher-paced instruction was effective in reducing inappropriate mealtime behavior of a severely retarded and physically handicapped 10-year-old. Treatment was faded easily and quickly, and followup revealed maintenance of treatment effects. (Author/CL)

Five hundred thirteen behaviorally disturbed retarded and borderline retarded males from a Scottish therapeutic community were studied retrospectively and by cross-sectional analysis 10 years after the community terminated. (Author)