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RECOMBINATIVE GENERALIZATION OF WITHIN‐SYLLABLE UNITS IN NONREADING ADULTS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION
Author(s) -
Saunders Kathryn J.,
O'Donnell Jennifer,
Vaidya Manish,
Williams Dean C.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-95
Subject(s) - syllable , psychology , generalization , comprehension , word (group theory) , mentally retarded , matching (statistics) , sample (material) , word recognition , linguistics , cognitive psychology , audiology , developmental psychology , speech recognition , computer science , reading (process) , mathematics , statistics , mathematical analysis , philosophy , chromatography , medicine , chemistry
Two adults with mental retardation demonstrated the recombination of within‐syllable units (onsets and rimes) using a spoken‐to‐printed‐word matching‐to‐sample (MTS) procedure. Further testing with 1 participant showed comprehension of the printed words. Printed‐word naming was minimal before, but greater after, comprehension tests. The findings suggest that these procedures hold promise for further basic and applied analyses of word‐attack skills.