Elenice S. Hanna, Deisy G. de Souza, Julio C. de Rose, & Mônica Fonseca (2004).
Effects of delayed constructed-response identity matching on spelling of dictated words.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
37, 223-228.
We studied the effects of delayed constructed-response identity matching on
spelling with 6 first graders with histories of school failure. After training,
the children learned to spell words to dictation and their cursive writing
improved. These results replicate studies showing that delayed
constructed-response matching establishes spelling. For 2 children, spelling
of generalization words---words formed by recombining the syllables of training
words---also improved. These results extend studies that have shown
recombinative generalization in reading and spelling.
DESCRIPTORS: children, delayed constructed-response matching to sample, generalization, spelling, writing