Recombinative generalization of within-syllable units in nonreading adults with mental retardation.
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.
University of Kansas, USA. ksaunders@ku.edu
Kathryn J
KJ
Saunders
Jennifer
J
O'Donnell
Manish
M
Vaidya
Dean C
DC
Williams
D000328:Adult; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D010153:Paired-Associate Learning; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D010700:Phonetics; D011932:Reading; D013067:Speech Perception