7 Steps to Instructional Control

What is the definition of Instructional Control

• Getting a child to listen to and follow your commands

• Children approach you for learning because you are a conditioned reinforcer

• Managing a child’s behavior so that you can control their work output and problem behaviors

• Children remain attentive to your teaching

Instructional Control is an alternative to what type of procedure?

• Escape extinction

• Nagging until the child completes the task

• Forced prompting of compliance

• All of the responses

What is a problem with using escape extinction?

• It is coercive

• It doesn't work

• Kids do not respond to extinction procedures

• None of these are a problem

For what populations would you want to consider other options than the 7 steps to Instructional Control

• kids who are severely self-injurious or aggressive

• kids with oppositional tendencies

• Kids who are nonvocal and nonverbal

• kids who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

What do you want to ensure so that the 7 steps to Instructional Control are effective

• The child knows how to mand

• The child is given free access to reinforcement

• You know the child's powerful reinforcers

• The child is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

You need to be loud and tough to establish Instructional Control

• True

• False

You need to be fun and paired with reinforcement to establish Instructional Control

• True

• False

If we have established Instructional Control, we should expect students to follow 95% of our demands

• True

• False

Which of the following are important for establishing Instructional Control?

• a) Mean what you say and say what you mean

• b) Ignoring kids

• c) Providing access to reinforcement when the child engages in desired behavior

• b) and c)

• a) and c)

When should you give instructions to develop Instructional Control?

• when the child is demonstrating motivation

• when the child has walked away from you

• when the child is engaging in disruptive behaviors

• repeatedly until they comply