An instructional package to teach communication behaviors in a classroom setting

An instructional package consisting of modeling, written and behavioral rehearsal, and feedback was used to teach communication behaviors (simple sentence responses, information responses, and eye contact) to 17 emotionally handicapped students, ages ranging between 11 and 17 years. A multiple basel...

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Published in:Journal of school psychology 1979-01, Vol.17 (4), p.339-346
Main Authors: Leger, Henry J., Groff, Debbie, William Harris, V., Hal Weaver, F., Randall Finfrock, S., Kratochwill, Thomas R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:An instructional package consisting of modeling, written and behavioral rehearsal, and feedback was used to teach communication behaviors (simple sentence responses, information responses, and eye contact) to 17 emotionally handicapped students, ages ranging between 11 and 17 years. A multiple baseline analysis indicated that the communication behaviors targeted for training increased significantly following implementation of the instructional package. These behaviors also generalized across settings and nontrained questions and were maintained across time. Finally, the average amount of training time required for each subject was 2 hours, indicating that the use of the instructional package in a classroom setting was economical. These results show that communication behaviors can be delivered effectively and economically in a classroom setting.
ISSN:0022-4405
1873-3506
DOI:10.1016/0022-4405(79)90035-9