Teaching computer-based spelling to individuals with developmental and hearing disabilities: Transfer of stimulus control to writing tasks

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-42

  Stromer, Robert ^a,c   Mackay, Harry A ^a   Howell, Sarah R ^a   Mcvay, Alison A ^a   Flusser, Debbie ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

^b PGHS Inc

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Matching to sample; Multiple handicaps; Spelling; Transfer of stimulus control

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROCOMPUTER; MIDDLE AGED; RECALL; SIGN LANGUAGE; TEACHING; WRITING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION METHODS, TOTAL; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DEAFNESS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MENTAL RETARDATION; MICROCOMPUTERS; MIDDLE AGED; SIGN LANGUAGE; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VERBAL LEARNING; WRITING;

EID: 0030093695     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1996.29-25     Document Type: Article

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