title: An Extension of the Effects of Praising Positive Qualifying Autoclitics on the Frequency of Reading.
abstract: In the current study, we reinforced tacts with positive qualifying autoclitics for reading and evaluated the subsequent effect on the allocation of reading behavior. Participants were four typically developing children between 9 and 12 years of age whose primary language was Arabic. We exposed each participant to pre- and posttreatment sessions to assess behavior allocation across activities and materials using a multiple-baseline design. During treatment, the experimenters praised positive statements about reading by each participant. Following treatment, four out of four of participants increased their allocation towards reading.
authors.affiliation: Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheyab
authors.affiliation: School of Behavior Analysis, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 W University Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901 USA.
authors.forename: Josh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pritchard
authors.affiliation: School of Behavior Analysis, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 W University Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901 USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malady
keywords: Autoclitics; Reading; Tact; Verbal behavior