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A Social Skills Training Program for Preschoolers with Developmental Delays

Generalization and Social Validity

Linda A. Leblanc

Cjohnny L. Matson

Louisiana State University

This investigation was designed to assess a social skills training program with 32 developmen-tally delayed preschoolers. Subjects were evaluated in an unstructured play session, matched for levels of appropriate and inappropriate social behaviors, and assigned to either a treatment or control condition. The treatment group (N = 16) was presented with a 6-week protocol involving positive reinforcement, modeling, rehearsal, feedback, and time out. Controls (N = 16) received no instruction beyond regular classroom activities during the 6 weeks. The two groups were reevaluated in a posttest session and again in a generalization setting where two peers with developmental delays (not included in either experimental condition) were included. Prosocial behaviors were successfully taught and maintained in generalization settings. Efforts to reduce inappropriate behaviors were less successful. A test of social validity via teachers' ratings of videotapes of pretest and posttest assessments was also conducted. Implications for generalization and social validity research are discussed.

Behavior Modification, Vol. 19, No. 2, 234-246 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/01454455950192005
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