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Survival Word Acquisition in Mentally Retarded Adolescents with Multihandicaps: Effects of Color-Reversed Stimulus Materials.
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Blyden, Amelia E. – Journal of Special Education, 1989
Examined were the effects of reversing the color of stimulus materials used to teach survival vocabulary to 16 spastic cerebral palsied and 16 other multihandicapped adolescents with mental retardation. Compared to black-on-white cards, white-on-black cards improved the acquisition performance of both groups, but did not affect retention.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cerebral Palsy, Color, Daily Living Skills
Teaching Adaptive Behavior Skills to Moderately and Severely Handicapped Individuals: Best Practices for Facilitating Independent Living.
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Langone, John; Burton, Thomas A. – Journal of Special Education, 1987
The article highlights empirically validated instructional intervention programs for teaching independent living skills to moderately and severely retarded individuals in the areas of self-care, home management, consumer education, and community mobility as these skills relate to adaptive behavior in community settings. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Community Programs, Consumer Education, Daily Living Skills