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To assess the acquisition of laundry skills among moderately and mildly intellectually disabled students.

Classroom Techniques: Teaching Laundry Skills to Mentally Retarded Students

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Randomized trial demonstrates effective laundry skill acquisition in intellectually disabled students, suggesting improved self-care abilities.

To assess the acquisition of laundry skills among moderately and mildly intellectually disabled students.
Taught laundry tasks including sorting garments, using washer and dryer to five students.
Employed expert information for content validity.
Utilized multiple prompt sequences and feedback to reinforce learning.
Students showed rapid acquisition of laundry skills with effective independence among the three subtasks.
Maintenance of skills was observed after training completion.

Cuvo et al. (1981) studied this question.

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Randomized trial demonstrates effective laundry skill acquisition in intellectually disabled students, suggesting improved self-care abilities.