Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis · 2005 · 143 citations · 9 references
EducationEarly Childhood EducationTeachingChild DevelopmentDevelopmentally Appropriate PracticeEarly InterventionBehavioral InterventionsBehavioral SkillsChild Behavior InterventionSkill AcquisitionAssessmentsSkill Acquisition In ChildhoodTraining
This study examined the effectiveness of individual behavioral skills training in conjunction with in situ training in teaching 13 preschool children abduction prevention skills. Children's performance was measured during baseline, training, and at 2-week, 1-month, and 3-month follow-ups using in situ assessments in which abduction prevention skills were measured in naturalistic settings. Results revealed that all the children learned the skills and all the children available at the 2-week and 1-month follow-ups maintained the skills at criterion level. All but 3 children's criterion-level performances were maintained at the 3-month follow-up as well.
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