Improving Spelling Performance by Imitating a Child's Errors

When a contingent imitation and modeling procedure was used with a learning disabled eight-year-old, results indicated significant improvement in the number of correctly spelled words. On a transfer test, performance was slightly improved over pretest performance. However, analysis of error quality...

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Published inJournal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 17; no. 6; p. 328
Main Authors Nulman, Jo Ann Hiroshige, Gerber, Michael M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1984
Subjects
Elementary Education
Imitation
Learning Disabilities
Modeling (Psychology)
Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Spelling Instruction
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Summary:When a contingent imitation and modeling procedure was used with a learning disabled eight-year-old, results indicated significant improvement in the number of correctly spelled words. On a transfer test, performance was slightly improved over pretest performance. However, analysis of error quality revealed substantial improvement in ability. (Author/CL)