Increasing a Functional Skill for an Adolescent with Cortical Visual Impairment

The effectiveness of two treatment strategies (verbal prompts and a physical prompt) on the independent drinking skills of a 17-year-old girl with cortical visual impairment was investigated. Results found that the physical prompt was highly effective in promoting the target behavior, whereas verbal...

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Published inJournal of visual impairment & blindness Vol. 91; no. 5; p. 484
Main Authors Farrenkopf, C, McGregor, D, Nes, S. L, Koenig, A. J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.1997
Subjects
Adolescents
Cues
Daily Living Skills
Learning Strategies
Program Effectiveness
Prompting
Tactile Stimuli
Verbal Stimuli
Visual Impairments
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Summary:The effectiveness of two treatment strategies (verbal prompts and a physical prompt) on the independent drinking skills of a 17-year-old girl with cortical visual impairment was investigated. Results found that the physical prompt was highly effective in promoting the target behavior, whereas verbal prompts were less effective. (Author/CR)
ISSN:0145-482X
DOI:10.1177/0145482X9709100508