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Use of a peer model in language training in an echolalic child

1974; Elsevier BV; Volume: 5; Issue: 3-4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0005-7916(74)90078-0

1873-7943

Sara L. Coleman, James M. Stedman,

Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

A 10-yr-old girl, carrying the diagnostic label of childhood autism, was trained to speak at a normal voice volume and acquired a labeling vocabulary, via an imitation learning paradigm which utilized a peer model. Results indicate that the modeling paradigm facilitated both volume training and label acquisition.