TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - Evaluation of an instructional program designed to teach minimally literate juvenile delinquents to read road signs
JO  - Education and treatment of children
A1  - Murph, Debra
A1  - McCormick, Sandra
SP  - 133
EP  - 151
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
N2  - A multiple baseline was used to evaluate the effectiveness of an instructional program designed to teach five minimally literate, male juvenile delinquents a functional literacy skill. A 12-step procedure was used in teaching participants how to read and interpret prototypes of road signs displaying words, and a 5-step procedure for interpreting a sign without words. All student's correct responses in reading and interpreting signs increased as a function of the program and were maintained during subsequent post-checks. Students also increased their performances over baseline levels on a generalization measure which required them to respond to pictures of road signs printed in a driver's license manual. Advantages of the program are that the procedures are direct, sequential, comprehensive, individualized, and directly related to the everyday needs and interests of the students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-8491
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -