Considering that the stimulus equivalence paradigm has been relevant to understanding literacy this study was designed aiming to verify the formation of equivalent class between dictated words, printed words and pictures, and to investigate procedures to facilitate the acquisition of generalized reading. Participated eight students, boys and girls, aging from 7 y-o to 8 y-o, in the first grade of a public school. The study consisted of three phases: Pretest, that was applied to the whole class, consisting of a word-naming test (reading), and a picture-naming test. Eight children were unable to read. Teaching, applied to four children of the eight, consisting of programmed computer exercises, with immediate differential feedback for correct and incorrect responses. And Tests, to verify the emergence of the relation of pictures to printed words and relation of printed words to pictures and test reading generalization. Three participants showed equivalence class Considering that the stimulus equivalence paradigm has been relevant to understanding literacy this study was designed aiming to verify the formation of equivalent class between dictated words, printed words and pictures, and to investigate procedures to facilitate the acquisition of generalized reading. Participated eight students, boys and girls, aging from 7 y-o to 8 y-o, in the first grade of a public school. The study consisted of three phases: Pretest, that was applied to the whole class, consisting of a word-naming test (reading), and a picture-naming test. Eight children were unable to read. Teaching, applied to four children of the eight, consisting of programmed computer exercises, with immediate differential feedback for correct and incorrect responses. And Tests, to verify the emergence of the relation of pictures to printed words and relation of printed words to pictures and test reading generalization. Three participants showed equivalence class formation involving dictated words, printed words and pictures, and reading with comprehension. Generalized reading tests were negative. The study is continuing, reading will be taught using exclusion and other procedures until generalized reading emerges. A postest of reading will also be applied to the eight children. A similar procedure will be provided to the four children that showed difficulty in the pretest and stood in the control group. (CNPq Master Fellowship). formation involving dictated words, printed words and pictures, and reading with
comprehension. Generalized reading tests were negative. The study is continuing, reading will be taught using exclusion and other procedures until generalized reading emerges. A
postest of reading will also be applied to the eight children. A similar procedure will be provided to the four children that showed difficulty in the pretest and stood in the control
group. (CNPq Master Fellowship).
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