ERIC Number: EJ964448
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Publication Date: 2011
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Manipulation of Motivating Operations and Use of a Script-Fading Procedure to Teach Mands for Location to Children with Language Delays
Howlett, Melissa A.; Sidener, Tina M.; Progar, Patrick R.; Sidener, David W.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v44 n4 p943-947 Win 2011
The effects of contriving motivating operations (MOs) and script fading on the acquisition of the mand "Where's [object]?" were evaluated in 2 boys with language delays. During each session, trials were alternated in which high-preference items were present (abolishing operation [AO] trials) or missing (establishing operation [EO] trials) from their typical locations. Both participants learned to mand during EO trials and not to mand during AO trials during training. Generalization of manding was demonstrated across novel instructors, stimuli, and settings and maintained 3 to 4 weeks following the intervention. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Language Impairments, Nonverbal Communication, Communication Skills, Training, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Developmental Disabilities, Autism, Outcomes of Treatment, Motivation, Learning Strategies, Teaching Methods
Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Available from: Department of Applied Behavioral Science. Kansas University, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-2133. Tel: 785-841-4425; Fax: 785-841-4425; e-mail: behavior@mail.ku.edu; Web site: http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu/jaba/index.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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