7.3 Focus on Environment in Intervention

Question 1

behavior modification is ….

Answer 1

traditional, high structure, clinician directed (goals and specific responses are predetermined but he clinician)

Question 2

techniques with behavior modification influence

Answer 2

drill exercises - using elected imitation and shaping

modeling - using third person model (parent, doll, puppet) and encourage the child to talk like them

Question 3

hybrid intervention approaches are…

Answer 3

child-directed set up but with more directive approaches incorporated

Question 4

examples of techniques with hybrid influence are

Answer 4

• clinician maintaining control but tempting the child to spontaneously produce target in obligatory contexts
• clinician gives multiple examples of the target forms in context in hope the child will start using them
• clinician gives expansions on what the child produces

Question 5

what is milieu teaching?

Answer 5

it is a hybrid intervention
parent involvement; teaching parent how the interaction should go with he child; putting toys up on the shelf so that the child has to initiate

Question 6

what is script play?

Answer 6

reducing the cognitive load of language by embedding it in the context of familiar routines (ex. birthday party)
once the child knows the routine well you can add something random or unexpected to get a reaction.

Question 7

what is the continuum of naturalness in intervention?

Answer 7

child directed (most natural) - hybrid - clinician directed (least natural)