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The Concept of Precision Teaching

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Margaret Goninan
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When examining the literature for Special Education instructional techniques, one inevitably encounters references to Precision Teaching. Ms Goninan attempts to define the concept and illustrate its applicability to the teaching of reading. While the classroom teacher would need more information on the operation of the strategy than provided in this paper, the major components of the technique are discussed and some important research conclusions regarding the teaching of reading, particularly reading comprehension, are reported.

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Research Article
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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , May 1976 , pp. 17 - 21
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Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1977

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