An Alternating Treatments Comparison of Oral and Total Communication Training with Minimally Verbal Retarded Children.

Sisson, Lori A.; Barrett, Rowland P.

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ERIC Number: EJ313868

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Publication Date: 1984

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An Alternating Treatments Comparison of Oral and Total Communication Training with Minimally Verbal Retarded Children.

Sisson, Lori A.; Barrett, Rowland P.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v17 n4 p559-66 Win 1984

The study compared effects of oral speech with total communication (speech plus sign language) training on the ability of mild mentally retarded children (four-eight years old) to repeat four-word sentences. Results pointed to the superiority of the total communication approach in facilitating sentence repetition. (Author)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation, Oral Communication Method, Total Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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