Training Teachers to Use Naturalistic Time Delay: Effects on Teacher Behavior and on the Language Use of Students:

摘要: Teachers of students with severe disabilities were taught to implement a naturalistic time delay procedure within their normal classroom routines for the purpose improving language skills students. Following short training program that consisted explanation, role playing, and feedback, implemented as multiple baseline design, teachers increased use three types opportunities delay. However, they required special capitalize on untrained Verbatim samples students' speech collected. The results indicate can be routine may have beneficial effects (e.g., increases in mean length utterance, responsivity, movement along continuum spontaneity)