The Impact of Communication and Behavior on Learning/ Evaluation SpEd 417/517

Guest Speaker

Instruction Integration and performance of cognitive, social, and motor skills Communication Bill of Rights - National Joint Committee for the Communicative Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities, 1992 Trend shift to multimodal communication Six tenets Integration and performance of cognitive, social, and motor skills Communication Bill of Rights - National Joint Committee for the Communicative Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities, 1992 Trend shift to multimodal communication Six tenets

Skill Development Early communication pre-linguistic skills pragmatics Intentionality perlocutionary stage illocutionary stage locutionary stage Early communication pre-linguistic skills pragmatics Intentionality perlocutionary stage illocutionary stage locutionary stage

Means & Functions Means used for communicative functions non-verbal idiosyncratic behavior - eye poking, slapping, etc. conventional means - pointing, words, etc. Above means used to express communicative functions behavioral regulation social interaction joint attention Means used for communicative functions non-verbal idiosyncratic behavior - eye poking, slapping, etc. conventional means - pointing, words, etc. Above means used to express communicative functions behavioral regulation social interaction joint attention

Assessment Skills assessment receptive and expressive language ecological assessment communication mode Skills assessment receptive and expressive language ecological assessment communication mode

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Family involvement Gestural communication Aided systems Selection and use of AAC Family involvement Gestural communication Aided systems Selection and use of AAC

Instructional Strategies Interaction style Social exchanges Interaction Designing strategies Naturalistic procedures Interrupted chains Conversational skill training Van Dijk Method Interaction style Social exchanges Interaction Designing strategies Naturalistic procedures Interrupted chains Conversational skill training Van Dijk Method

Challenging Behavior Trends Communicative intent Behaviors may signify a more global problem Trends Communicative intent Behaviors may signify a more global problem

Defining Problem Behavior Stereotypic Self-injurious Aggressive Socially inappropriate Stereotypic Self-injurious Aggressive Socially inappropriate

Functional Approach to Behavior Modification Eliminative approach Positive behavior support Functional assessment Support plan development Plan implementation and evaluation Eliminative approach Positive behavior support Functional assessment Support plan development Plan implementation and evaluation

Functional Assessment Indirect assessment Direct assessment Setting events Hypotheses development Experimental analysis Indirect assessment Direct assessment Setting events Hypotheses development Experimental analysis

Components of a Functional Behavioral Assessment Strengths Problem behaviors Desired behaviors Slow triggers Fast triggers Actual consequence Perceived function Hypothesis Strengths Problem behaviors Desired behaviors Slow triggers Fast triggers Actual consequence Perceived function Hypothesis

Behavior Support Plan Teach functionally equivalent communication skills Develop support plan long-term supports replacement skills prevention strategies consequence strategies ongoing assessment process Reinforcement strategies Consequent strategies Teach functionally equivalent communication skills Develop support plan long-term supports replacement skills prevention strategies consequence strategies ongoing assessment process Reinforcement strategies Consequent strategies

Designing a Behavioral Intervention Plan Consider one behavioral category Stereotypic behavior Self-injurious Aggressive Socially inappropriate Consider one behavioral category Stereotypic behavior Self-injurious Aggressive Socially inappropriate

Westling & Fox Chapter 9 Evaluating student progress Alternate assessment Student portfolio assessment Direct measurement procedures Evaluating student progress Alternate assessment Student portfolio assessment Direct measurement procedures

Alternate Assessment Authentic skills Skills across domains Measures taken across time Adequate supports assistive devices people other supports Serve to improve student programming Authentic skills Skills across domains Measures taken across time Adequate supports assistive devices people other supports Serve to improve student programming

Portfolio Assessment schedule of student activities daily log incident record schedule of student activities daily log incident record

Direct Assessment defining the behavior observation of the behavior recording the data event recording rate measures partial-interval recording momentary time sampling latency measurement duration measures whole-interval recording task analytic recording defining the behavior observation of the behavior recording the data event recording rate measures partial-interval recording momentary time sampling latency measurement duration measures whole-interval recording task analytic recording

Direct Assessment Data collection during baseline, instruction, and probe sessions Data collection during generalization Graphing direct measurement data Interpreting graphs Data collection during baseline, instruction, and probe sessions Data collection during generalization Graphing direct measurement data Interpreting graphs

Activity Analysis Generic response components identified Discriminative stimuli that prompts target response Range of stimulus characteristics Response variation of the learner Anticipated problems, errors, exceptions Peer interaction Generic response components identified Discriminative stimuli that prompts target response Range of stimulus characteristics Response variation of the learner Anticipated problems, errors, exceptions Peer interaction