Behavior Change Procedures

Discrete Trial Training

(DTT) A systematic, adult-led method for teaching skills by breaking them down into parts and providing repetition as needed. This is structured by the technician

SD

(instruction/cue)

1. Clear and discriminable with distinct beginning and a distinct end (not repeated within 3s)

2. appropriate to the task

3. consistent with those given on the previous trials

4. uninterrupted

5. presented when the child is attending

6. if a prompt is delivered with the SD it should be effective

when should a consequence be delivered?

immediately (within a few seconds)

prompt

a stimulus that is temporarily added to increase the liklihood of engaging in a target behavior/correct response

stimulus prompts

act directly on the antecedent and include movement prompts including tapping, touching, or looking at the correct stimulus

response prompts

act directly on the response of the learner and include verbal prompts, modeling prompts, and physical prompts

Response prompts

Delayed prompt

first sound

indirect vocal prompt

partial vocal prompt

gesture prompt

model prompt

hand over elbow

hand over forearm

hand over hand

Response prompts: Physical

gesture prompt

model prompt

hand over elbow

hand over forearm

hand over hand

response prompts: vocal

delayed prompt

first sound

indirect vocal prompt

partial vocal prompt

direct vocal prompt

unintentional prompting

accidentally looking at the target when giving the Sd, pushing target closer to the client in the array, or changing the inflection of your voice

Baseline Probe

classification for measuring a skill for the first time

error correction

procedure for if the client does not respond within 3-5 seconds or responds incorrectly

double error correction

When your client errors on the 2nd independent opportunity of single error correction

errorless teaching

uses most to least prompts to prevent an incorrect response

momentums/maintenance

mastered targets that are easy for the child to do

massed trials

same trial repeated over and over again for a block of trials

distributed trials

rotating between a variety of trials during a single session

discrimination training

teaches individuals to respond differently to specific stimuli by distinguishing them from others

NET

Natural environment teaching (also called incidental teaching) and characterized by loosely structured, functional, and meaningful interactions for the child

How to establish motivation

• use visual aids

• provide choices

• celebrate small wins

• be consistent

discrete trials

highly structured sessions that are paced by the teacher who initiates teaching episodes by providing occasions for the child to respond that are separated by a specified interval