Recombinative generalization of within-syllable units in MR

This is a current project.

Description

The goal of this project is to develop computerized instructional programming to teach foundational reading skills individuals with mental retardation. Initially the project will address the critical early reading skills of phonological awareness and the alphabetic principle. Should the project discover ways to develop these skills largely via computer, the efficiency, fidelity, and cost-effectiveness with which these skills could be taught would skyrocket. The project's long-term goal is to produce a fine-grained analysis of reading difficulties in this population and develop a set of evidence-based procedures that will have near- immediate utility as teaching tools.

Project Administration

Kathryn Saunders, principal investigator

Project Contact

Kathryn J. Saunders, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist and Courtesy Profesor
Life Span Institute at Parsons
2601 Gabriel
Parsons, KS 67357
ksaunders@ku.edu
(620) 421-6550 ext. 1891

This is a project of:

Life Span Institute at Parsons

In collaboration with:

Community Living Opportunities

Funded by:

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) 

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