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Hoogeveen, Frans R.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1987
Using seven trainable mentally-retarded students, aged 10-19, the study assessed the efficacy of an action mnemonic procedure for teaching letter-sound correspondences. The subjects were successfully trained to emit appropriate action-sounds in the presence of pictures incorporating the target letter, with picture-prompts being gradually faded to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Mnemonics, Moderate Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedFulk, Barbara M.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1997
Using a multiple baseline across students design, the effects of an integrated picture mnemonic strategy on the letter-sound acquisition of three transitional first-grade students with special needs were investigated. Follow-up data indicated the method was an effective instructional technique and that results were maintained over time. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness
