Two methods for teaching simple visual discriminations to learners with severe disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-307

  Graff, Richard B ^a   Green, Gina ^b,c,d  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

errorless teaching procedures; simple discriminations; stimulus control shaping procedure

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING; TRAINING; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 2342611982     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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