ERIC Number: ED140543
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1974-May
Pages: 48
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Teaching Language to Autistic Children.
Described is the behavioral program for autistic children in use at the Valley View School District in Illinois. Sections cover the following topics: (1) characteristics of the autistic child (basic impairments, special skills, and secondary behavior problems), (2) basic principles of operant conditioning, (3) description of the methods used in the Valley View Program for sequential training of language, (4) explanation of the training sequences used in the Valley View Program, and (5) a brief overview of some results with autistic children in the program. Appended are behavioral charts for 18 subjects and sample record sheets. (IM)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Intervention, Language Ability, Language Programs, Operant Conditioning, Program Descriptions
Educational Media and Information Service, 100 North First Street, Springfield, Illinois 62777
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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