A method is presented which permits teachers to utilize volunteers to conduct programed instruction in either a preschool setting or other settings for severely handicapped children. A simplified method of teaching behavior modification methods is described as well as a method of providing programs for the volunteers to follow. The model has been successfully utilized in a number of classes for preschool multiply handicapped as well as TMR classes.
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