Videos

Although procedures presented in this series promote reducing errors during mand training, it is acknowledged that errors may occur in the process. This segment reviews the types of errors that may occur and procedures for correcting errors during mand training.

Mand training starts with identifying items and events which are generally valuable for students. This segment covers how to select reinforcers that will serve as the starting point for mand training.

The methods to establish an initial mand are described including issues related to prompting responses. Shaping is described as a process of systematic application of successive approximations and differential reinforcement. The importance of systematically using and fading prompts is introduced.

This segment extends basic mand training procedures for students who may use sign language as their primary response form.

The initial steps for teaching mands are presented. This segment introduces mand teaching procedures for students who will make requests through vocalizations (speaking).

Transfer trials are teaching trials for mands that deliberately fade prompts. Two types of prompt fading transfer trials are described: within trial transfer trials and second trial transfers.

This segment includes examples of the different types of mand necessary for effective communication. The relation between motivation and requesting for all mands is stressed.

The mismatch of intervention and need is often what causes our students to struggle with actualizing growth and positive student outcomes. Guest, Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden helps us understand matching intervention to students’ needs.

A multi-tiered system of support for mathematics requires many stakeholders to ensure the systems level and the individual student level is aligned, supported, and effective. In a recent edition of the Communique, Dr. Erica Kaurudar and Jared Campbell, two PaTTAN Educational Consultants, provided insight into practical strategies for supporting a multi-tiered system of support for mathematics.

This video provides an overview of Project MAX, a State Personnel Development Grant awarded to the Pennsylvania Department of Education by the Office of Special Education Programs. Intermediate Unit and Local Education Agency team members across Pennsylvania describe the benefits and their experiences as they implement the practices of the project.