C4 — Naturalistic Teaching (NET) and C5 — Task‑Analyzed Chaining

Natural Environment Teaching (NET)

Teaching skills in the learner’s natural settings and routines.

Incidental Teaching

Teaching that occurs when the learner shows interest in something and the RBT uses that moment.

Natural Reinforcer

A reinforcer that is directly related to the behavior (e.g.

Capturing Motivation

Using motivation that naturally occurs in the environment.

Contriving Motivation

Arranging the environment to create motivation (e.g.

Mand Training

Teaching the learner to request preferred items or activities in natural contexts.

Task Analysis

Breaking a complex skill into smaller

Forward Chaining

Teaching the first step in the chain first while the trainer completes the remaining steps.

Backward Chaining

Teaching the last step in the chain first so the learner contacts the natural reinforcer.

Total Task Chaining

Having the learner attempt all steps in the chain each time with prompts as needed.

Behavior Chain

A sequence of behaviors where each step leads to the next and ultimately to reinforcement.