title: Increasing observational learning of children with autism: a preliminary analysis.
abstract: We evaluated the effects of monitoring responses on the acquisition of sight words with 3 children with autism. In the training condition, we taught participants a vocal imitation and matching response related to a peer's reading response. In another condition, participants were exposed only to a peer's reading responses. Participants read the words more accurately during test sessions when the monitoring response was required. Results and discussion highlight the importance of identifying component responses of observational learning and the need for additional research in this area.
authors: Alpine Learning Group, 777 Paramus Road, Paramus, New Jersey 07652, USA.
authors: Bridget A
authors: BA
authors: Taylor
authors: Jaime A
authors: JA
authors: DeQuinzio
authors: Jaime
authors: J
authors: Stine
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male
keywords: autism; monitoring response; observational learning