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ERIC Number: EJ368927
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Training Children with Developmentally Disabilities and Severe Behavior Problems to Use Self-Management Procedures to Sustain Attention to Preacademic/Academic Tasks.
Kapadia, Shireen; Fantuzzo, John W.
Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v23 n1 p59-69 Mar 1988
Three children (ages 8, 12, and 14) with developmental disabilities and severe behavior problems were successfully trained to use self-management procedures to sustain attention to preacademic/academic tasks. A prompting ribbon (motorized red/green ribbon) was designed to help the children visually monitor time while increasing sustained attention. (DB)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Behavior Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Electromechanical Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Retardation, Residential Programs, Self Control, Time Management, Training Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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