Using prompt training and reinforcement to reduce transition times in a transitional kindergarten program for students with severe behavior disorders

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-24

  Ferguson, Abigail ^a   Ashbaugh, Rosemary ^a   O’Reilly, Stacy ^a   McLaughlin, T F ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior disorders; Kindergarten; Prompt training; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642265539     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: 1545228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J019v26n01_02     Document Type: Article

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