A progressive time delay procedure used in a small group instructional arrangement was successful in teaching high school students with severe handicaps to read community-referenced words. A multiple probe design across word sets demonstrated control of the instructional procedure across three pairs of words for each student. These findings are discussed in terms of future research needs on small group instruction with students with moderate and severe handicaps.
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