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Gaining Instructional Control
Gaining Instructional Control
There are many different skills that you can teach your child but first you will have to establish "instructional control," which means developing a positive working relationship. Once you have established a working relationship with your child, he/she will begin to consistently respond when presented with task demands.
How to establish instructional control:
Comfortable space- Skills can be taught at a table and chair set or on the floor.
Reinforcements-Collect a few highly preferred reinforcers that will be used for instruction time only (so they maintain their potency). Keep them in a bin (so that you are in control of the reinforcers.) Provide continuous reinforcement as you are teaching a new skill and pair reinforcement with verbal praise. *conduct frequent reinforcement assessments to ensure that you have items that are motivating to your child. Token Systems can be implemented when your child begins to respond to your task demands with consistency.
Materials-Gather all necessary materials before starting your session, (i.e. pictures for labeling, toys for teaching play skills, a book for sitting for a book, etc.)
Skill-Select a skill to teach. When it is mastered gradually increase task demands.
Timer-Time your teaching moment. If your child typically attends to instruction or an activity for 5 minutes, set your timer for just under 5 minutes. Teach the skill for the time allotted and then stop. As your child progresses, gradually extend the length of time to 6, 7, 8 minutes...
How to Teach Your Child Early Learning Skills
How to Teach Your Child Early Learning Skills
Matching Identical Objects
Matching Identical Objects
If your child is not labeling objects or following instruction, begin teaching your child to match identical objects.
Collect identical objects that are familiar to your child from his/her environment, i.e., spoons, socks, shoes, bowls, plates, etc.
Select an item to start matching
Place one item on table (or in a flat sandwich sized container. ) Give the identical item to your child and say "match spoon."
Facilitate your child to match object to object.
Provide praise and tangible reinforcement.
Materials necessary to run this program:
Gather matching items from your environment, i.e. matching bowls, cups, plates, spoons, napkins, socks, shoes,
Communication Skills
Communication Skills
Requesting
Requesting
Teaching your child to communicate his wants and needs will result in decreasing frustration and increasing access to preferred items/edibles and activities in his/her environment.
Identify Familiar Objects in the Environment
Identify Familiar Objects in the Environment
Pre-writing and Writing Skills
Pre-writing and Writing Skills
Identify and Reading Sight Words
Identify and Reading Sight Words
Imitation Skills
Imitation Skills
Imitation is a crucial aspect of skill development, because it allows us to learn new things quickly and efficiently by watching those around us. Most children learn everything from gross motor movements, to speech, to interactive play skills by watching parents, caregivers, siblings, and peers perform these behaviors.
Imitation is a crucial aspect of skill development, because it allows us to learn new things quickly and efficiently by watching those around us. Most children learn everything from gross motor movements, to speech, to interactive play skills by watching parents, caregivers, siblings, and peers perform these behaviors.
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