A self-instructional package to train 4 university students to implement Discrete-Trials
Teaching (DTT) sessions with children with autism was investigated. Using a modified
multiple-baseline design across participants, the students' ability to conduct DTT to teach
a confederate role-playing a child with autism was evaluated, before and after studying a
self-instructional manual (Fazzio & Martin, 2007) plus watching a video demonstration.
For each participant overall improvement in performance was made, although not all the
participants performed as well as expected. Of the four participants, two achieved
mastery and those two participants then demonstrated considerable DTT skill while
conducting a teaching session with a child with autism. Future research using this self
instructional package is discussed.