VIDBE-Q Volume 66, Issue 2
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● Reinforcement. The child's communication attempts were repeated as a
means of reinforcement. Praise was provided through speech and manual
sign for a job well done.
● Making sure everything is meaningful to the child. The teacher invested the
necessary time to use objects to support meaning (i.e. incorporating a
concrete representation to support understanding).
● Timing strategies. The teacher consistently used wait time after asking a
question (3-14 seconds depending on the lesson/activity), allowed time for
the student to explore new objects, and regulated the pace of her
speech/instruction.
● Comprehension. The teacher consistently provided comprehension checks
throughout the set-up of the student's object schedule, having the child name
the TTS she was handling. During a literacy lesson the teacher would
summarize text, offer choices of objects as a comprehension check, and
allow the student to handle objects that were associated with the concept
being taught.
● Offering choices (enhancing self-determination). Choices were provided
throughout the activities including choice of items to use (for an art project),
whether to continue or terminate using an object, and the choice to hold or
not hold an object.
