Establishing Sound Blending in Moderately Mentally Retarded Children: Implications of Verbal Instruction and Pictorial Prompting.

Hoogeveen, Frans R.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Establishing Sound Blending in Moderately Mentally Retarded Children: Implications of Verbal Instruction and Pictorial Prompting.

Hoogeveen, Frans R.; And Others

Research in Developmental Disabilities, v10 n4 p333-48 1989

Two experiments with moderately mentally retarded students found that (1) adequate verbal instruction had a modest but significant effect on the subjects' ability to blend consonant sounds, and (2) training without pictorial prompts resulted in better blending than training with pictorial prompts. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Consonants, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education, Moderate Mental Retardation, Phonics, Pictorial Stimuli, Reading Skills, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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