Table 3.

Examples of the differentiation between structured ABA and PRT intervention sessions.

	Structured ABA	PRT
Stimulus Materials	Commercial flashcards	Child-preferred toys
Instruction	“What’s that?”	“What’s that?” (when child reaches for a toy)
Child Response	“Car”	“Car”
Recast	“Red Car”	“Red Car”
Child Response to recast	“Red car”	“Red car” or “Red Ca”
Consequence to play with	Child given treat or sticker to play with Shaping paradigm used	Child given the red car to play with Child rewarded for attempts to use 2 word combinations
Task Variation	Flash cards presented repeatedly/serially	Toys varied during session