UW Speech and Hearing Clinic
Artic and Language Unit


 
 Sequential Teaching Program Components

 
Antecedent Behavior Consequence Criterion
model/unmodeled
    direct model (DM)
    delayed model (DelM)
    no model (NM)
core behavior
linguistic unit
    (sound), syllable, word,
carrier phrase, (novel phrase), sentence, text (running speech  - discourse, narrative, conversation
+ what you do when client is correct
- what you do when client is incorrect
--what you do if client is incorrect a second time
percentage required for client to progress to next step

percentage/measure
number of trials
number of sets
number of sessions

cues/prompts
(different types)
ways behavior can appear in progressive steps ways consequences can appear in progressive steps
  placement cues
    hints ("remember the
    sound")
    gestures
    physical prompt
    partial model
    stays same
    in longer unit
    behavior itself more
    complex
    less frequent (faded)
    more natural
cues change, fade, and become more natural over time

specific helpful cues depend in part on disorder

logical progressions depend in part on the specific behavior being taught consequences are how the client knows what s/he's doing; part of helping client learn - NOT just for standard reinforcement or motivation can stay at a step a longer period of time if it seems to be a very important stage; similarly, can make a step short if not clearly important

Reinforcement/Consequence Schedule:

1:1 at beginning of steps; positive fading to intermittent as performance increases in accuracy within step (30-50%) (errors always responded to at 1:1). Increase again if performance falls. By final steps in treatment program for specific target, reinforcement should be variable, intermittent, and natural (not tangible or contrived).

Types of Reinforcement/Consequences:


 
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