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In the current study, we reinforced tacts with positive qualifying autoclitics for reading and evaluated the subsequent effect on the allocation of reading behavior. Participants were four typically developing children between 9 and 12 years of age whose primary language was Arabic. We exposed each participant to pre- and posttreatment sessions to assess behavior allocation across activities and materials using a multiple-baseline design. During treatment, the experimenters praised positive statements about reading by each participant. Following treatment, four out of four of participants increased their allocation towards reading.
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We would like to express our appreciation of the guidance and revisions from Dr. Caio Miguel on this manuscript.
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Sheyab, M., Pritchard, J. & Malady, M. An Extension of the Effects of Praising Positive Qualifying Autoclitics on the Frequency of Reading. Analysis Verbal Behav 30, 141–147 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-014-0017-8
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