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Unb Media Production Video Analysis

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UNB Media Production presents two videos about discrete trial training. In the first training video ABA intervention for discrete trial are discussed using example videos showing therapists working with students. For a discrete trial the therapist shows the student what they would like the student to do such as; get up and dance or clap your hands. In addition, the therapist prompts the students by helping them up or showing them exactly what they would like the student to do. The three parts of a discrete trial are the SD, which is the clear task the student is asked to do, student response or prompt by teacher, and finally the reward or correction (UNB Media Production, 2012). A discrete trial in math could be find the one out of a set of three numbers. In addition, you could use three letters and ask for the student to find one of the letters. You could easily simplify a common core standard to use discrete trials. Goals could be written to state “Johnny with identify one letter shown in a set of three with 80% accuracy.” In addition, you could change it to “Johnny with follow two-step directions for 3 out of 5 trials.” Discrete trials could be used …show more content…

It is different from the discrete trial because it focuses on five pivotal areas. The five areas are motivation, responsivity to multiple cues, self-management, self-initiations, and empathy. Pivotal response can be used in the general education classroom with modifications to the curriculum (Leach, 2014). An example is the student is shown a cookie and told the word cookie. The student reaches for the cookie the teacher gives them the cookie. The teacher repeats the task. The goal then is for the student to say the word cookie and receives the cookie. PRT helps the student learn to request items that they need. Teachers in the general education setting could use PRT anytime the student is requesting something or needs to request

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