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Effects Of Three Instructional Schedules On Skill Acquisition And Generalization In The Use Of Two-Way Radios To Report Task Completion By High School Students With Moderate Intellectual Disabilities, Geraldine Perez-Turner

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Educators of students with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities face a significant challenge in preparing their students while in school to function, acquire, and maintain skills that would facilitate successful performance in the workforce while in supported and/or independent employment after graduation. The field of special education still debates about the best way to teach students with moderate intellectual disabilities, the best setting for their instruction and the best instructional schedule. The current research investigated the effectiveness and efficiency of three instructional schedules in the skill acquisition and generalization of two-way radio usage to report task completion by high school …