Date of Award
5-2016
Culminating Project Type
Starred Paper
Degree Name
Special Education: M.S.
Department
Special Education
College
School of Education
First Advisor
Kyounghee Seo
Second Advisor
Mary Beth Noll
Third Advisor
Yun Jeong Park
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
PRT, Pivotal reaponse treatment, Children with ASD, School settings
Abstract
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have deficits in social, behavioral, and communicative skills. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the effectiveness of Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) for improving these skill deficits. In addition to student outcomes, this paper examined training issues with regard to the teachers, paraprofessionals, and peers who implement PRT in school settings.
Recommended Citation
Kim, Nalee, "Pivotal Response Treatment for Children with Autism in School Settings: A Review of the Literature" (2016). Culminating Projects in Special Education. 21.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/sped_etds/21
