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Beike, Suzanne M.; Zentall, Sydney S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of story novelty (active verbs, less familiar characters, vivid adjectives, and surprising story endings) on the reading comprehension of 48 seven- to 11-year-old boys without clinical diagnoses of learning disabilities. The optimal stimulation theory provided the basis of the study, predicting…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension
Marzullo-Kerth, Denise; Reeve, Sharon A.; Reeve, Kenneth F.; Townsend, Dawn B. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
The current study examined the utility of multiple-exemplar training to teach children with autism to share. Stimuli from 3 of 4 categories were trained using a treatment package of video modeling, prompting, and reinforcement. Offers to share increased for all 3 children following the introduction of treatment, with evidence of skill maintenance.…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Autism, Generalization, Novels