Matrix training of preliteracy skills with preschoolers with autism

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 635-652

  Axe, Judah B ^a   Sainato, Diane M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

letter identification; matrix training; number identification; picture identification; recombinative generalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; SPEECH THERAPY; TEACHING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; READING; TEACHING;

EID: 80052565276     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-635     Document Type: Article

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