Training student teachers to reposition infants frequently.

Nicole M. Cotnoir-Bichelman, Rachel H. Thompson, Paige M. McKerchar, & Jessica L. Haremza. (2006) Training student teachers to reposition infants frequently. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 39, 489-494.

We evaluated the effects of an intervention designed to increase the variety of positions experienced by infants in a child-care setting. Six student teachers were trained, using a multicomponent intervention, to reposition infants according to a chart. The intervention was successful in increasing the mean percentage of correct position changes made by all 6 student teachers, and performance gains by 3 student teachers persisted when supervisor feedback was briefly removed.

DESCRIPTORS: flattened head, feedback, infant positioning, self-recording, teacher training