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Why Teach Across the Verbal Operants?
First of all, should probably say what a verbal operant actually is. B.F. Skinner was a top bloke. His contribution to the field is sensational. In 1957, he wrote a particularly influential book; Verbal Behaviour. In this book, he outlined the verbal operants. A verbal operant is essentially a unit of language; a broken-down category,…
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Challenging Behaviour – Part 3
We should always keep the learners’ safety and dignity as paramount. It’s also important to rule out any medical issues when dealing with problem behaviour. One very important thing to consider when working on decreasing challenging behaviour is an extinction burst. An extinction burst basically means that when you start working on reducing problem…
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Challenging Behaviour – Part 2
When working on reducing problem behaviour you need to be sure to deny any reinforcement related to the antecedent when problem behaviour occurs. Here are some common reasons challenging behaviour may occur, with typical consequences we should deliver in brackets; Lack of effective communication (requests) (the ‘count and mand’ procedure could be used for…
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Challenging Behaviour – Part 1
This will be part 1 of 3 on challenging behaviour. There’s a lot that could be covered, so I thought I would spread them across 3 posts to not overwhelm readers! First, the following point should be noted. I’ve heard people say something like, ‘little Jonny had a behaviour in the last session’; well…
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