Refining the experimental analysis of academic skills deficits: Part I. An investigation of variables that affect generalized oral reading performance

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 485-497

  Daly III, Edward J ^a   Bonfiglio, Christine M ^b   Mattson, Tara ^a   Persampieri, Michael ^a   Foreman Yates, Kristin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Elkhart Community Schools ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Experimental analysis; Generalization; Reading fluency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; READING; REWARD; TEACHING;

CHILD; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; READING; REWARD; TEACHING; UNDERACHIEVEMENT;

EID: 33646078950     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2005.113-04     Document Type: Article

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