title: Impact of a Teacher-as-Coach Model: Improving Paraprofessionals Fidelity of Implementation of Discrete Trial Training for Students with Moderate-to-Severe Developmental Disabilities.
abstract: Ensuring educational progress for students with moderate-to-severe developmental disabilities requires exposure to well executed evidence-based practices. This necessitates that the special education workforce, including paraprofessionals, be well-trained. Yet evidence regarding effective training mechanisms for paraprofessionals is limited. A multiple baseline design across five teachers was used to evaluate the impact of online instructional modules and a Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) model with teacher-as-coach on their paraprofessionals' fidelity of discrete trial training (DTT). Implementation of the instructional modules yielded little to no change in paraprofessionals' DTT fidelity, however, a clear functional relation between PBC and improvement in paraprofessionals' fidelity of implementation of DTT was demonstrated. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas, 444 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS, 66101, USA. rmason519@ku.edu.
authors.forename: Rose A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.affiliation: Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas, 444 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS, 66101, USA.
authors.forename: Alana G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Schnitz
authors.affiliation: Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas, 444 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS, 66101, USA.
authors.forename: Howard P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Wills
authors.affiliation: Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas, 444 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS, 66101, USA.
authors.forename: Raia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosenbloom
authors.affiliation: Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas, 444 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS, 66101, USA.
authors.forename: Debra M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kamps
authors.affiliation: Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, 2010 N. 59th St, Kansas City, KS, 66104, USA.
authors.forename: Darcey
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bast
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D004519:Education, Special / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017145:Models, Educational; D000070777:School Teachers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Autism; Coaching; Developmental disabilities; Discrete trial training; Paraprofessionals