Research: Further Evaluation of a Brief, Intensive Teacher-Training Model

Authored by Lerman, DC, Tetreault A., Hovanetz A., Strobel M., and Garro J. in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Volume 41, Issue 2, p. 243-248, (2008).

Article summary (posted Dec 8, 2008):

Special education teachers can be taught to use applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques in the classroom.

Many teachers have very little training on evidence-based practices for children with autism. This paper describes a model program that was designed to train current teachers of children with autism. The program was intense and lasted for five days in the summer. All but one of the nine teachers in the study learned the teaching methods taught in the training. The teachers were followed in the classroom for up to six months to see if they used their training.

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applied behavior analysis (ABA), autism, classroom, education, evaluation, evidence-based medicine (EBM), intensive, special education, summer, teacher, teaching strategies
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