EFFECTIVENESS OF DISCRETE TRIAL TEACHING AND INCIDENTAL TEACHING STRATEGY TO DEVELOP RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE SKILLS AMONG CHILDREN WITH ASD, YEMEN (COMPARISON STUDY)

This study aimed to compare between the effect of Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT) and Incidental Teaching Strategy (ITS) to develop receptive language skills among children with ASD in Yemen. The study adopt single subject experimental research design that involved Six Children in age range of 5- 10 years. The researchers develop assessment tool to assess the receptive language skills consist of two parts asper age groups (5-7) & (8-10) years. Wilcoxon sign-rank test has been used to analyse. The study found that there is a significant difference between the DTT and ITS on receptive language skills among CwASD in favour DTT. The study concluded that using more than one strategy with the autistic child allows knowing the child's interests and abilities, and using them to better and more accurately meet the child's needs.