Instructional Strategies
Dr. Marc Gold
Most powerful evidence based practices: Inclusive Education Positive Behavior Support Direct & Systematic Instruction
Key Techniques...
Task Analysis The routine is the tool!
Chaining: Forward or Backward (Reverse)
Prompting Think beyond words!
We have to eventually get rid of prompts. (fading) We can build in an accommodation if necessary - assisted competence
Shaping Where do we put our attention? Reward successive approximations.
Errorless Learning
Simultaneous Prompting
Time Delay: hesitate before delivering the prompt for a specified period of time (latency period) - gradually lengthen the hesitation time.
Visual Strategies
Social Stories Picture Cues Experience Stories rehearse remember
use artifacts object schedules
Modeling Video Modeling or Video Self-Modeling
Goal: Purchase a snack from this vending machine. Step #1: Analyze the task. Step #2: Select a systematic instructional strategy: - chaining - prompt hierarchy - shaping - errorless learning - visual “rehearsal” strategy