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Portage and Autism Ranking: Insufficient/Mixed evidence

Cost and Time

Cost

Portage is usually provided free of charge to parents within the UK, the USA and some other countries.

Time

The training sessions are brief, usually about 15 – 20 minutes per day, and are scheduled when the parent believes the child will be at their most receptive.

Typically, the parent will teach the child in a 1:1 situation, and will target one or two skills a week for teaching. Monitoring and evaluation of progress occurs at the supervisors visits.

According to Barakat, R., Drylie, L. and Nash, J. (2004)

"The Portage Project and its materials/components are based on a strong belief that parents play the most important role in the development and teaching of their preschool child and on the value of a clearly defined method of presenting the curriculum in small, achievable steps.  Parents are educated on how to teach their children, what behaviors to reinforce and also how to record data on targeted behaviors.  Of anyone, parents spend the most amount of time with their children so it is important that they interact in a way that is beneficial to their child.  The Portage Project involves the parents in every aspect of education such as assessments and curriculum planning.  The child’s current skills are built upon slowly as to achieve long-term goals."

Updated
17 Jun 2022
Last Review
01 Jan 2017
Next Review
01 May 2023