Teaching Skills
What type of skills can be taught?
What is...
Communication skills, play skills, social skills, self-help skills, academic skills, coping skills, etc.
What are the four functions of behavior?
Escape, Attention, Tangible, Automatic
What is the consequence?
What is...
The event that follows the behavior
True/False: Functional communication is called teaching your child a new way to communicate to increase challenging behavior.
What is...
False
What holiday is The Place closed for next?
What is...
Labor Day
True/False: Teaching your child a new skill can help eliminate challenging behavior
What is...
True
Mom is talking on the phone to a friend. Bob starts screaming and mom immediately hangs up the phone and comforts Bob. What is the function of his behavior?
What is...
Attention
What is the antecedent?
What is...
The event that occurs before the behavior.
Fred hits his mom to get out of his seat at the dinner table. What functional communication can mom teach to replace this behavior?
What is...
"All done" or "Need a break"
Name two different types of reinforcers.
What is...
Tangible, Social, Primary, or Activities.
Name two types of prompts
What is...
Visual, Gesture, Model, Physical, Verbal
Dad is driving Sally home from school. They pass a McDonald's and Sally asks to go. Dad says, "not today" and Sally starts to scream and cry. Dad then turns around and takes her to McDonald's. What is the function of Sally's behavior?
What is...
Access to tangible
Name one antecedent strategy.
What is...
Visuals (visual schedule, first then board, choice board, timers), simplify/break down the task, first/then, priming, create a schedule/routine, etc.
Suzy is constantly pulling her dad's arm and whining when he is cooking or talking on the phone. What can he teach to replace this behavior?
What is...
Asking for attention
Examples: tapping arm, saying, "dad", etc.
What is "the ability of a student to perform a skill under different conditions"?
What is...
Generalization
Which prompt is more intrusive, physical or visual?
Physical
What does A-B-C stand for?
What is?
A - Antecedent
B - Behavior
C - Consequence
What does planned ignoring look like?
What is...
No attention provided to the behavior
Avoid eye contact
Neutral expression
True/False: When telling your child to do something, you should only state the demand once.
What is...
True
How do I figure out what your child is motivated by?
What is...
Following their lead
Preference Assessments
What is forward chaining?
What is...
Teaching the first step and building off that
Ricky was playing on the playground. His mom said it was time to go home and Ricky started running away from his mom. His mom then gave him 5 more minutes. What are the ABCs of this situation?
What is...
A- Mom presented a demand to leave
B- Ricky ran away
C- Mom gave him more time
What is a consequence for behavior that results in increasing the future rates of the behavior?
What is...
Reinforcement
What should you always do when teaching functional communication and compliance?
What is...
Provide reinforcement!!
What is the difference between bribery and reinforcement?
What is...
Reinforcement is planned ahead whereas bribery is a negotiation during the occurrence of a challenging behavior.
•Reinforcement - When presenting the demand, you state, “First clean up toys, then ice cream”. You are trying to reinforce the behavior (clean up) before challenging behavior occurs.
•Bribery - You ask your child to clean up toys, and they start to cry and throw items. You say, “First, clean up toys, then ice-cream”.