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. 2016 Jun 10;32(2):225-232.
doi: 10.1007/s40616-016-0058-2. eCollection 2016 Oct.

A Comparison of Prompting Strategies to Teach Intraverbals to an Adolescent with Down Syndrome

Abigail M Wallace  1 , D Reed Bechtel  1 , Sue Heatter  1 , Leasha M Barry  1
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A Comparison of Prompting Strategies to Teach Intraverbals to an Adolescent with Down Syndrome

Abigail M Wallace et al. Anal Verbal Behav. .

Abstract

Ingvarsson and Hollobaugh (2011) investigated tact- or echoic-to-intraverbal transfer of stimulus control to "wh" questions for three preschool-aged boys with autism. The current study was a systematic replication of this study with an adolescent girl with Down syndrome. A multielement design was used to compare the effectiveness and efficiency of picture or echoic prompts presented on an iPad or in vivo to teach "wh" questions. All prompt conditions were effective. Conclusions and recommendations for practice are presented.

Keywords: Down syndrome; Intraverbal; Transfer of stimulus control.

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Conflict of interest statement

Compliance with Ethical StandardsAll procedures performed in the study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the University of West Florida IRB process and the Behavior Analyst Certification Board® (2016) Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts. Informed consent (as stated above) was obtained from the participant’s parents. Assent was obtained from the participant. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Number of correct responses obtained using each of the prompting strategies during baseline, prompt comparison, best treatment, and generalization phases
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