What's a mand?
A learner says, signs or points to something they want.
A mand!
Name the 2 types of mand trials.
Within trial transfer
2nd trial transfer
When taking cold probe data, the staff member should do this first.
check for MO
Staff prompt the item for which there was MO, student echoes the name then staff hand the student the item.
Say the name of the item while delivering.
Asking for ball while staff member holds it.
Mand for an item
The reason a learner asks for water when they are thirsty.
Motivation
Name 3 ways that you know a student is motivated for an item.
Reaching
Grabbing
Moving closer toward an item
Eye contact
Smiling
When the student is not motivated for any of the items you have out on the table during manding session.
Get up
Try something new
Offer other freebies
Student is motivated for legos. Staff runs a prompted trial, then delivers legos while saying "legos". This sequence happens several times.
Running a transfer trial.
Asking another student for a paper.
Peer to peer manding
A student asks for something that they haven't had in a really long time.
Deprivation
There is MO, staff prompts the name of the item, student echoes, staff delivers while saying its name.
Right after, there is Mo in place, student says the name of the item, staff delivers MORE of the item while saying it's name.
2nd trial transfer
For a mand target that was not yet probed, the student requests the item unprompted later in the day.
REINFORCE & record the data
Student requests chips (mastered mand). Staff give the student a big handful of chips.
Give small amounts to keep the MO strong.
Saying "Stop it!" when someone is singing next to you
mand for removal of aversive
A learner stops asking for the item because they've had too much of it.
There is MO, staff prompts the name of the item, student echoes, staff move item a little closer, student says the name of the item again, staff delivers item while saying it's name.
Within trial transfer
MO is in place for a mastered mand. The student says the name of the item back to back 5 times before the staff could even deliver.
Error correction
Staff repeatedly ask, "What do you want?" when the learner doesn't respond.
Asking "What do you want?"
Nagging
Move on, clearly not motivated.
Saying "Marker" when given a paper and the direction to write your name."
Mand for missing
The person the mand benefits.
Name the steps in error correction.
Pause
remove item
look away
wait 3-5 seconds
provide a prompt
deliver while saying the name of the item
Staff says "This isn't working. I don't know what to do with this student. We've had team meetings and we all feel the same way. He doesn't like anything we have here."
Reach out to Nicole!
You have an early learner who is non-vocal and no real form of communication YET. The team decides to put manding on hold.
NEVER!! Do Social Routines
Student asks Alexa "What's the date?"
Mand for information