Dorothea C. Lerman, Allison Tetreault, Alyson Hovanetz, Margaret Strobel, & Joanie Garro.
Further evaluation of a brief, intensive teacher-training model.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2008,
41, 243-248.
The purpose of this study was to further evaluate the outcomes of a model
program that was designed to train current teachers of children with autism.
Nine certified special education teachers participating in an intensive 5-day
summer training program were taught a relatively large number of specific
skills in two areas (preference assessment and direct teaching). The teachers
met the mastery criteria for all of the skills during the summer training.
Follow-up observations up to 6 months after training suggested that the
skills generalized to their classrooms and were maintained for most teachers
with brief feedback only.
DESCRIPTORS: autism, direct teaching, generalization, preference assessment, teacher training