Saunders, K. J., O'Donnell, J., Vaidya, M., & Williams, D. C. (2003).
Recombinative generalization of within-syllable units in nonreading adults with mental retardation.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
36, 95-99.
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.
DESCRIPTORS: _recombinative generalization, reading, stimulus
equivalence, mental retardation