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. 2003 Spring;36(1):95–99. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-95

Recombinative generalization of within-syllable units in nonreading adults with mental retardation.

Kathryn J Saunders 1, Jennifer O'Donnell 1, Manish Vaidya 1, Dean C Williams 1
PMCID: PMC1284420  PMID: 12723870

Abstract

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.

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