Part 1 Flashcards
Norm-Referenced Assessments may have limited ____
Value
Norm-Referenced Assessments do not necessarily measure ____
what is critical for functional performance in children with disabilities (i.e. Peabody- stacking 1- inch blocks)
Do not ______ based on information from norm- referenced tests! Instead, use _____
write intervention goals
functional outcome measures
Criterion Referenced Tests measure _____
what the test taker is able to do and what they know, not how they compare to others- important to a child’s function on everyday tasks
Criterion Referenced Tests report ____
how well students are doing relative to a pre- determined performance level on a specified set of educational goals or outcomes included in the school, district, or state curriculum
Criterion Referenced Tests are helpful for the evaluation of
the child’s functional skills and for planning interventions
Administration and scoring for CRTs may or may not be ___
standardized
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act advocated for services to infants and toddlers to be
provided in “natural environment” and preschool/school-aged children be served in the “least restrictive environmen
Operant Learning- the use of _____ to modify behavior
reinforcement
Behavior is strengthened and maintained when it results in ___
positive reinforcement
Applied Behavioral Analysis- primarily uses ____ conditioning in ___ environments- give the child an instruction and rewards the child for an appropriate response
operant
controlled
Define “shaping”
The therapist:
• defines behavior as a series of incremental steps or parts
• prompts and cues the child to demonstrate the steps
• rewards each successive approximation of the skill.
Pivotal response training
Give the child a choice in play materials, use natural reinforcers, intersperse mastered tasks with learned tasks, and reinforce attempts at new learning
When using a cognitive approach, focus on
he occupations a child wishes to perform rather than on foundational skill building
Coping Model- Coping strategies are ____ and children _____
learned,
build on previous successful experiences in coping with environmental expectations model coping behaviors