An Evaluation of the Generalization and Maintenance of Functional Communication and Self-Control Skills with Preschoolers

Autor/inn/en	Luczynski, Kevin C.; Hanley, Gregory P.; Rodriguez, Nicole M.
Titel	An Evaluation of the Generalization and Maintenance of Functional Communication and Self-Control Skills with Preschoolers
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 47 (2014) 2, S.246-263 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
DOI	10.1002/jaba.128
Schlagwörter	Generalization; Maintenance; Skill Development; Prompting; Communication Skills; Self Control; Preschool Children; Interpersonal Competence; Observation; Teaching Methods; Student Behavior; Teacher Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Benutzerführung; Kommunikationsstil; Selbstbeherrschung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Beobachtung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	The preschool life skills (PLS) program (Hanley, Heal, Tiger, & Ingvarsson, 2007; Luczynski & Hanley, 2013) involves teaching social skills as a means of decreasing and preventing problem behavior. However, achieving durable outcomes as children transition across educational settings depend on the generalization and long-term maintenance of those skills. The purpose of this study was to evaluate procedures for promoting generalization and long-term maintenance of functional communication and self-control skills for 6 preschool children. When the children's social skills decreased across repeated observations during a generalization assessment, we incorporated modifications to the teaching procedures. However, the effects of the modifications were variable across skills and children. Satisfactory generalization was observed only after the teacher was informed of the target skills and teaching strategies. Maintenance of most social skills was observed 3 months after teaching was discontinued. We discuss the importance of improving child and teacher behavior to promote generalization and maintenance of important social skills. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10