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Using Behavioral Skill Training to Extend Discrete-Trial Teaching Skills Across Instructional Programs

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Educators serve an essential role when teaching skills to children with special needs, and effective training is crucial. Behavioral skills training (BST) is an empirically supported training approach that has been used to establish discrete trial teaching (DTT) skills in school staff. This study replicates previous research by assessing the effect of BST when teaching DTT skills and their extension across instructional programs and settings not associated with training. Results showed that BST resulted in the extension of DTT skills across instructional programs that were maintained three weeks after training was completed. BST was rated favorably in a social validity survey. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-025-01094-5.

Source: Behavior Analysis in Practice

DOI: 10.1007/s40617-025-01094-5

Authors: Heidi Skorge Olaff, Ida Bredahl Koch, Denys Brand

Institutions: OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, California State University, Sacramento

Language: English

Topic: Behavioral and Psychological Studies

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,290