Improving reading outcomes for children with learning disabilities: Using brief experimental analysis to develop parent-tutoring interventions

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-221

  Gortmaker, Valerie J ^a,b   Daly III, Edward J ^a   McCurdy, Merilee ^a   Persampieri, Michael J ^a   Hergenrader, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief experimental analysis; Generalization; Learning disability; Parent tutoring; Reading fluency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REWARD; TEACHING;

CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; REWARD; TEACHING;

EID: 34547654034     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2007.105-05     Document Type: Article

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