Recombinative Generalization of Within-Syllable Units in Prereading Children
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2000
Department
Psychology
Abstract
This study demonstrates recombinative generalization of within-syllable units in prereading children. Three kindergarten children learned to select printed consonant-vowel-consonant words upon hearing the corresponding spoken words. The words were taught in sets; there were six sets, presented consecutively. Within sets, the four words that were taught had overlapping letters, for example, sat, mat, sop, and sug. Tests for recombinative generalization determined whether the children selected novel words with the same components as the trained words (e.g., mop and mug). Two children demonstrated recombinative generalization after one training set, and the 3rd demonstrated it after two training sets. In contrast, 2 other children, who received tests but no training, showed low accuracy across six sets. The 3 experimental children then demonstrated highly accurate printed-word-to-picture matching, and named the majority of the printed words. These findings are a promising step in the development of a computerized instructional technology for reading.
Publication Title
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Volume
33
Issue
4
First Page
515
Last Page
531
Recommended Citation
Mueller, M.,
Olmi, D. J.,
Saunders, K.
(2000). Recombinative Generalization of Within-Syllable Units in Prereading Children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 33(4), 515-531.
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