Strategy and abilities training for prose recall and comprehension in mentally retarded children

This study compared the effects of training conditions, abilities, strategies, and a combination of abilities and strategies on the recall and comprehension of prose passages. The subjects were 45 educable mentally retarded children divided equally into the three conditions. Although there was significant pre- to post-test improvement within each condition for factual recall, no differences were observed among the conditions for either factual recall or comprehension.