Literacy
What is pre-literacy
The child initiates the teaching episodes. Their therapist, teacher or parent can then insert the information into the situation.
What is Naturalistic Intervention
Setting that is natural or typical for a child's age peer with no disabilities.
What is Natural Environment
Outcomes that follow a response in a meaningful way.
What are Logical consequences
A child points to a picture of a toy and the child gets the toy.
What is an example of a natural consequence
Language awareness and understanding conventions, purpose and functions of print plus phonological awareness
What is emergent literacy
Instruction that takes advantage of student/teacher daily interactions by using the student's goals from the beginning to the end of the activity.
Activity Based Instruction
Activities that happen each day at school (such as lunch, recess or dismissal)
Reinforcers such as food, candy or trinkets
What are artificial reinforcers
A child is playing blocks, the teacher plays along and comments "my block is red" the child answers back "my block is blue."
What is an example of natural instruction
Instruction that allows the student to read and write in varied natural settings it capitalizes on the student's likes.
What is authentic literacy
Identifying when a child's goals and instructional procedures can be inserted into a child's ongoing activities, routines and transitions in a way that relates to the content.
What is Embedding
Activities such as reading centers, science corners or computer centers.
What are planned activities
reinforcers such as praise or a smile
What are natural reinforcers
A child loves to paint and will copy what others paint. Teacher decides to use painting for writing letters or as a reward.
Activity-Based Instruction
What are literacy events
Events that elicit the student's desired response and are directly meaningful to the activity. ex. name cards
What is Logically Occurring Anteceden
Skills that can be used across settings, people, events, and objects
What is Generative Skills
Refers to skills a child needs to navigate their environment as independently as possible. (Life skills)
What are functional skills
When asked if a child is thirsty the child responds by handing the person their cup (stage of literacy)
What is an example of emergent literacy
From 30 months to 5. Children more form concrete concepts to more abstract.
What is early literacy
Hearing and understanding the sounds and rhythms of spoken language.
What is Phonological Awareness
Involves observing students carefully and figuring out where they are going and then helping them get there.
What is Responsive teaching
The skills and knowledge a child already knows before starting to learn a new task.
What are entry level skills
Having students line up first or last.
What is an example of Seriation