Rachel J. Valleley, Mark D. Shriver, & Sheryl Rozema (2005).
Using brief experimental assessment of reading interventions for identification and treatment of a vocal habit.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
38, 129-133.
An 11-year-old boy presented in an outpatient clinic with a
vocal habit that occurred during reading and conversation. A
brief reading assessment was conducted to determine an effective
intervention to decrease the habit. A modified version of the
word error-correction procedure resulted in positive changes
and was implemented by his mother during home reading practices.
Significant decreases in the rate of vocal habit were observed
during home reading probes, generalization probes, and follow-up.
DESCRIPTORS: habit reversal, habit disorders, reading, experimental assessment, generalization