THE EFFECTS OF VIDEO MODELING WITH VOICEOVER INSTRUCTION ON ACCURATE IMPLEMENTATION OF DISCRETE-TRIAL INSTRUCTION

The present study replicates and extends previous research on the use of video modeling (VM) with voiceover instruction to train staff to implement discrete-trial instruction (DTI). After staff trainees reached the mastery criterion when teaching an adult confederate with VIA, they taught a child with a developmental disability using DTI. The results showed that the staff trainees' accurate implementation of DTI remained high, and both child participants acquired new skills. These findings provide additional support that VM may be an effective method to train staff members to conduct DTI.