The Teaching Opportunity in Action
This is the least intrusive prompt that works 100% of the time
Controlling Prompt
Which is considered an antecedent:
-Teacher directed student to wash hands
-Student was running around the classroom
Teacher directed student to wash hands
True/False: FCT must match the student's long term communication system.
False
Taylor drops to the floor and screams when she doesn't get the picture she wants when playing "Zingo." Demonstrate one coping strategy you could use with her.
[choices from the calming kit]
What are 4 functions of behavior?
Escape, attention, tangible, and sensory (automatic reinforcement)
This tool assesses a student's interests and preferences
Reinforcer Assessment
Before hitting a peer, a child made an angry face. Where would this go on the ABC data?
Precursor behavior
When would you choose FCT as a strategy?
When words will work to meet the child's need.
Luca has a history of grabbing the playdoh tool he wants out of his peers' hands. Demonstrate how you could use a solution kit to teach him a better way to access it.
["I want" solution kit]
What are the 4 steps of Tucker Turtle's "Turtle Technique?"
1. Recognize your feelings, 2. Stop your body, 3. Tuck inside your shell and take 3 deep breaths, 4. Think of s solution
The event, thing, or situation to which the learner responds
Target Stimulus
"The student wanted the car."- Fix the wording of this antecedent [maybe should we say- what would make this statement an antecedent? more than the wording needs to change]
Something that happened that prevented the student from getting the car.
Ex: A peer told the student no when they asked for the car, the teacher told the student it wasn't time to play with cars, etc.
Name two necessary components of FCT
easy to use, matches the function, more effective than the challenging behavior, reinforced more reliably.
Marvin throws his body onto your back to get you to attend to him when you are playing with his group on the carpet. Demonstrate how you would contrive a future teaching opportunity to teach him an appropriate way to get your attention.
One example: engage with him, then turn away, and another staff prompts him to tap your shoulder.
What is the difference between a target stimulus and an Sd?
A target stimulus is a naturally occurring event that the learner responds to, and a target stimulus signals reinforcement is available.
Ex: having dirty hands vs teacher saying "wash your hands"