Training parent implementation of discrete-trial teaching: effects on generalization of parent teaching and child correct responding.

Michael Lafasakis & Peter Sturmey. (2007) Training parent implementation of discrete-trial teaching: Effects on generalization of parent teaching and child correct responding. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 685-689.

Behavioral skills training was used to teach 3 parents to implement discrete-trail teaching with their children with developmental disabilities. Parents learned to implement discrete-trial training, their skills generalized to novel programs, and the children’s correct responding increased, suggesting that behavioral skills training is an effective and efficient method of teaching discrete-trial teaching to parents.

DESCRIPTORS: parent training, discrete-trial teaching, autism, behavioral skills training, imitation, developmental disabilities