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Peer reviewedKoegel, Robert L.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1988
The study compared the effectiveness of two different reinforcement conditions to teach speech to severely handicapped nonverbal autistic children (N=4). Findings indicated that reinforcing speech attempts was more effective than reinforcing motor speech sounds in terms of both children's interest and behavior and of improvements in children's…
Descriptors: Autism, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Acquisition, Reinforcement
MACAULAY, BARBARA D., ED.; SLOANE, HOWARD N., JR., ED. – 1968
INTENDED FOR SPEECH THERAPISTS, THEACHERS OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED, AND OTHERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, THE COLLECTION CONTAINS REPORTS BY VARIOUS AUTHORS ON SPEECH AND LANGUAGE MODIFICATION ATTEMPTS THAT HAVE UTILIZED OPERANT CONDITIONING PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS SEVERAL PAPERS ON BACKGROUND TOPICS. BACKGROUND PAPERS ON TEACHING TREAT ENVIRONMENTAL…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Articulation (Speech), Autism, Behavior Change
