Find the cookie when it is asked for (receptive)
Select a cookie if asked:
What do you eat? (function)
What has chocolate chips? (feature)
Find the food (class)
Tell me what you eat.
What has chocolate chips?
What’s crunchy?
By teaching language for obtaining reinforcers (i.e. mands), this approach encourages faster language acquisition; the child would learn that using language is valuable for obtaining their favorite items or activities.
Children are taught receptive (comprehension) and expressive language.
& Motivation
We recognize that a child’s desire for certain items or activities change over time. A simple example would be a child losing interest in obtaining cookies once they are full. Thus, constant monitoring is required to sustain child’s motivation for learning.
Varied instructions
Natural modes of teaching are utilized so that children would find it easier to respond in different situations.
Short & rigid instructions
Interspersed trials
Fluency training
Error-less mode of teaching
Correction procedures
No-no-prompt sequence
Model-prompt-switch-repeat