tagteach and precision teaching 2010
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Power Point given at ABAI 2010 conference :The combined effects of TAGteach© and Precision Teaching on learning for children with autism. KEVIN S. CAULEY (Step by Step Learning Group), Elizabeth Benedetto-Nasho (Step By Step Learning Group Inc.)TRANSCRIPT
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The Combined Effects of TAGteach and Precision Teaching on Learning
for Children With Autism
Kevin S. Cauley, M.Ed., BCBA &Elizabeth Benedetto-Nasho, C. Psych.
Step By Step Learning Group Inc.
May 28, 2010
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Special Education Division
Step By Step Foundations
Step By Step Academy
Regular Education Division
Step By Step Montessori
Plus
Academic Skill Building
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TAGteach at a Glimpse
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Teaching technology TAG
T = teaching with A = acoustic G = guidance
Features Acoustic (non verbal) marking of a target response Unique phrasing (i.e., the tag point is... (5 words or
less) Positive reinforcement
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Benefits for our students: Enhancing Student “Understanding”
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Acoustic marker: Marking the behavior Supports the importance of immediacy of
reinforcement Precise feedback regarding achieving a
predetermined response criterion (i.e., goal setting) Removes ambiguity that is sometimes associated
with praise (word choice and intonation)- is “way to go!” as good as, better than, or worse than “good job”?
Information is binary- simply means “yes” Increased rate of tags can also serve as a reinforcer
for the teacher
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Benefits cont.
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TAG points Clarity of expectation for both student
and teacher Too many expectations can create
“confusion” for both student and teacher Answers the question- what am I
reinforcing again? Differentiated responding may not be very
noticeable
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Benefits cont.
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Removing ceilings on performance and providing feedback Teacher can provide feedback without
interrupting student performance (i.e., supports but does not interfere with student performance)
Presence of tag “Yes”
Absence of tag Do something different
Allows multiple components to occur at once with only one behavior as the tag point
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Key Elements
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TAGteach Precise teaching Puts students into
clear and meaningful contact with their behavior (understanding)
Tag point (clear expectation)
Encourages responsiveness- do it differently
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Very Brief Overview of Precision Teaching
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Set of measurement procedures that provides a precise and systematic method for evaluating instructional (teaching) tactics and curricula
A method of measuring student performance regularly and frequently
Emphasizes daily goal setting in order to facilitate improving performance
Encourages teachers to loop students into meaningful contact with their performance (a potentially powerful reinforcer!)
Encourages clarity of expectations (i.e., goal setting)
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General Features of the Standard Celeration Chart
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Semi-logarithmic Is a record for 2 dimensions common to all
observable behavior Count of behavior Passage of time
Standardized tool for charting and analyzing how frequency of behavior changes over time
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x2
x2
x5
x5
Semi-logarithmic chart vertical axis scaled proportionally in order to reflect changes of equal proportion regardless of the absolute values associated with those changes
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Shared Elements
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TAGteach Precise teaching Puts students into
clear and meaningful contact with their behavior (understanding)
Tag point (clear expectation)
Encourages responsiveness- do it differently
Precision Teaching Precise measurement-
small changes are detected
Encourages goal setting- agreement between student and teacher (understanding)
Clear expectations Teacher
responsiveness to data
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Fluency building start l at dotted line
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Fluency building l and i
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Errors dropping out
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Gabriel printing videos
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Jonah shoe tying videos
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Goal setting l
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Fluency building i,t and l
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Goal setting with c and o
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Consistent rate of errors
Error goal setting
= number of correct letters printed per minuteX = number of incorrect letters printed per minute
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Before TAGteachLimited readibility
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During TAGteachGoal = readibility
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Josh printing videos
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= number of sounds said correctly per minuteX = number of sounds said incorrectly per minute
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Connor Early Language Fluency video
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Not Precision Teaching related, but cute nonetheless (Mark video)
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