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KMID : 0894920110110030001
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Journal of the Korean Association for Persons with Autism
2011 Volume.11 No. 3 p.1 ~ p.14
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Using the Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) Model to Teach Language and Communication Skills of One Child with Autism
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Hong Ee-Rea
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Abstract
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of the Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) model on language and communication skills (i.e., acquisition of words, vocabulary diversity, phonology, semantics) of one child with autism. The child’s special education teacher was trained by the researcher with the PRT training manuals published in 1989 by Koegel for two hours three days for two weeks. Then, the special education teacher applied the PRT model to the child in his classroom setting for seven weeks. During the post PRT period, the child was observed at five different places. The results indicated that the PRT model was effective in increasing language and communication skills, and the skills were also generalized. In addition, it was observed that the child’s stereotypical behaviors, such as self-injurious behaviors, self- stimulus behaviors, and aggressive behaviors, decreased substantially. Treatment implications of these findings were discussed.
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KEYWORD
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autism, pivotal response treatment (PRT), communication skills, naturalistic behavioral intervention
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