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Deviations from Prescribed Prompting Procedures: Implications for Treatment Integrity
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Grow, Laura L.; Carr, James E.; Gunby, Kristin V.; Charania, Shaireen M.; Gonsalves, Lucita; Ktaech, Inas A.; Kisamore, April N. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2009
The acquisition of new skills may be hindered when teaching procedures vary from previously validated approaches or contain errors. In the present study, we compared the acquisition and maintenance of response chains taught using a perfectly implemented system of least prompts and a multiple verbal prompts procedure (i.e., addition of multiple…
Descriptors: Prompting, Behavior Modification, Integrity, Intervention
A Brief Method for Conducting a Negative-Reinforcement Assessment.
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Zarcone, Jennifer R.; Crosland, Kimberly; Fisher, Wayne W.; Worsdell, April S.; Herman, Kelly – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
A brief negative-reinforcement assessment was conducted with five children (ages 4 to 14) with developmental disabilities with severe destructive behavior. Children were trained to engage in an escape response and were presented with a variety of stimuli. For each child, several stimuli were identified that may serve as effective negative…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Within-Session Patterns of Responding during Functional Analyses: The Role of Establishing Operations in Clarifying Behavioral Function.
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Roane, Henry S.; Lerman, Dorothea C.; Kelley, Michael E.; Van Camp, Carole M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
This study involving five individuals (ages 5 to 21) with mental retardation and behavior problems, found that momentary changes in establishing operations can influence responding during the course of a functional analysis, and that comparisons of response levels associated with the presence or absence of putative reinforces can provide…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Children
A Daily Classroom Checklist for Communicating with Parents of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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Lavin, Paul – School Counselor, 1997
Outlines a checklist that provides immediate, specific information on the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder child's behavior and academic performance. Lists objectives of the checklist, its content, and the ways in which the checklist is to be used. Claims that the checklist fosters teachers', parents', and children's cooperation. (RJM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification
Enhancing Everyday Communication for Children with Disabilities
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Sigafoos, Jeff; Arthur-Kelly, Michael; Butterfield, Nancy – Brookes Publishing Company, 2006
Practical and concise, this introductory guide is filled with real-world tips and strategies for anyone working to improve the communication of children with moderate, severe, and multiple disabilities. Emphasizing the link between behavior and communication, three respected researchers transform up-to-date research and proven best practices into…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Multiple Disabilities, Case Studies, Interpersonal Communication
Individuals with Profound Disabilities: Instructional and Assistive Strategies. Third Edition.
Sternberg, Les, Ed. – 1994
This collection of 14 essays focuses on the education of individuals with profound disabilities. The essays include: (1) "Individuals with Profound Disabilities: Definitions, Characteristics, and Conceptual Framework" (Les Sternberg); (2) "Creating Environments That Support and Enhance the Lives of All Individuals" (Lucille Zeph); (3) "Biomedical…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Modification, Children