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ERIC Number: EJ558226
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Establishing a Receptive Repertoire of Communicative Gestures with Individuals Who Are Profoundly Mentally Retarded.
Duker, Pieter C.; van Deursen, Wendy; de Wit, Marijke; Palmen, Annemiek
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v32 n4 p357-61 Dec 1997
A study of five adults with severe mental retardation in a residential facility found that progressive time delay was effective in establishing a receptive repertoire of communicative gestures. Results of the study also found no differential training effect for known versus unknown gestures. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Body Language, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Communication, Intervention, Nonverbal Communication, Residential Institutions, Severe Mental Retardation, Training Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Time Delay