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. 2019 Aug;42(3):385-408.
doi: 10.1353/etc.2019.0018.

Effects of Behavioral Skills Training on Teacher Implementation of a Reading Racetrack Intervention

Carrie A Davenport  1 , Sheila R Alber-Morgan  1 , Moira Konrad  1
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Effects of Behavioral Skills Training on Teacher Implementation of a Reading Racetrack Intervention

Carrie A Davenport et al. Educ Treat Children. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

This study examined the effects of behavioral skills training (BST) on teachers' implementation fidelity of a reading racetrack (a board game designed to increase sight word fluency) with elementary students identified as struggling readers. BST, an alternative to traditional professional development, is a performance-based protocol incorporating instruction, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback. A multiple probe design across teacher-student dyads demonstrated that BST was functionally related to the teachers' implementation of a reading racetrack with 100% fidelity on at least three consecutive sessions. Additionally, students met mastery criteria for sight word acquisition and demonstrated maintenance at least one to two weeks post intervention.

Keywords: behavioral skills training; fidelity; intervention; reading.

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Behavioral Skills Training for reading racetrack.
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Teacher results.
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Student results.
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