Teaching peer reinforcement and grocery words: An investigation of observational learning and instructive feedback

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 511-533

  Schuster, John W ^a   Morse, Timothy E ^a   Griffen, Ann B ^b   Wolery, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Fayette County Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Group instruction; Peers; Reading; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010084455     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02110520     Document Type: Article

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