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Skill Acquisition Essentials
Skill Acquisition Essentials
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What is Skill Acquisition?
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Teaching new behaviors or skills.
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What is a Skill Acquisition Plan?
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Written instructions for teaching a skill including what, how, prompts, and reinforcement.
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What are the key components included in a Skill Acquisition Plan?
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What to teach, how to teach it, prompts to use, and reinforcement strategies.
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What is Discrete Trial Training (DTT)?
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Structured teaching with repeated trials and clear steps.
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What is Natural Environment Teaching (NET)?
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Teaching skills during natural activities using learner interests.
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How does Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT) differ from Natural Environment Teaching (NET)?
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DTT uses structured repeated trials with clear steps; NET teaches during natural activities using learner interests.
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What is an Instruction (SD)?
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A clear direction or cue to perform a behavior.
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What is a Prompt?
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Assistance given to help the learner respond correctly.
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What is Prompt Hierarchy?
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Order of prompts from most to least intrusive.
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What is the order of prompts in the Prompt Hierarchy from most to least intrusive?
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Full Physical Prompt, Partial Physical Prompt, Model Prompt, Gestural Prompt, Verbal Prompt, Visual Prompt.
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What is a Full Physical Prompt?
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Hand-over-hand assistance.
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What is a Partial Physical Prompt?
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Light physical assistance.
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How does a Full Physical Prompt differ from a Partial Physical Prompt?
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Full Physical is hand-over-hand assistance; Partial Physical is light physical assistance.
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What is a Model Prompt?
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Demonstrating the correct response.
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What is a Gestural Prompt?
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Pointing or gesturing.
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What is a Verbal Prompt?
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Spoken assistance.
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What is a Visual Prompt?
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Pictures, words, or visual cues.
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Which prompts are considered physical in the hierarchy?
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Full Physical Prompt and Partial Physical Prompt.
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Which prompts are non-physical in the hierarchy after physical ones?
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Model, Gestural, Verbal, and Visual Prompts.
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What is Prompt Fading?
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Gradually reducing prompts to increase independence.
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What is Prompt Dependency?
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When a learner relies on prompts to respond.
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How does Prompt Fading help avoid Prompt Dependency?
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It gradually reduces prompts to build independence and prevent reliance.
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What is Reinforcement?
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A consequence that increases behavior.
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What is Positive Reinforcement?
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Adding something pleasant to increase behavior.
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What is Negative Reinforcement?
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Removing something unpleasant to increase behavior.
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How does Positive Reinforcement differ from Negative Reinforcement?
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Positive adds something pleasant; Negative removes something unpleasant, both to increase behavior.
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What is Reinforcer Assessment?
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Process of identifying motivating items or activities.
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Why is Reinforcer Assessment important in Skill Acquisition Plans?
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It identifies motivating items or activities to use as effective reinforcement.
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What is Chaining?
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Teaching multi-step skills by breaking them down.
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What is Task Analysis?
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Breaking a skill into smaller steps.