Quick Training Tips
Quick Training Tips
1. Know CK's maintenance skills: Eye contact, hands down, 1-2 word sentences.
2. Only prompt up to 3 times, then go back to a maintenance skill for praise/reward.
3. Use toys as a reward with social praise. Eventually phase out toys/food for social reward.
4. Reward immediately with toy or turn.
5. Do not reward when he is screaming. Only when acting and talking calmly.
6. Do not reward or say anthing to "My turn", repeated words or phrases, or when CK alters a prompt.
7. Better pronunciation may lead to more language because then he will be better understood and get what he wants quicker.
8. Do not prompt with same phrase or tone of voice. Alter to avoid connection to specific prompts. Try whispering or speaking a little louder to help generalize.
9. Do not prompt with a question. Prompt with a statement. If you ask a question, make sure you then prompt with a "Yes" or "No". This will help him begin to understand tone influctions with questions and appropriate answers to them.
10. Ask "What" and "Where" questions first. They seem to be easier to grasp.