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Chaining Assignment Introduction This assignment is designed for a young boy with whom I work with in kindergarten. Jeff is a 5-year-old boy who lives at home with his parents, older brother, and grandparents. English is a second language for the family, with the older brother being the most proficient and often assisting in translations. Jeff is what is considered an 800hr student attending kindergarten five days a week as opposed to 2 full days with alternating Fridays. The extra exposure will help reinforce the skills he needs to reach developmental age. Jeff strives to please his teachers and the use of verbal praise is often enough to help motivate him. He loves coming to school and gets along well with all his peers. He is a happy boy …show more content…

I’ve chosen this behaviour to help Jeff become independent at getting dressed for recess. This is a life skill that is needed and by having Jeff learn this skill now, it will help alleviate or reduce the frustration of waiting for help and as well as him being distracted or engaging in off-task behaviour in the hallway while getting dress. This will also help the teacher and EA in being able to help other students. As well as learning how to zip up his jacket, this is a transferable skill in getting dressed and going to the bathroom with any clothing pieces that have …show more content…

We will begin with me completing all the steps in the task analysis except for the last one, which Jeff will perform. While doing so, I will be teaching him receptively by telling him what I am doing and will also show him. When it is his turn, I will provide the least intrusive level of assistance as outlined in Table 1. Hierarchy of Assistance. As Jeff becomes more proficient at this step, the level of assistance will be decreased along with the reinforcer. Knowing that Jeff requires encouragement I will provide him the social reinforcement in the learning stages in the form of verbal praise and high-fives, fist pumps, pat on the back, nodding and smiling so he will keep doing it. These reinforcers are pair with the primary reinforcer of going outside. Please keep in mind that I would never deny Jeff going outside and playing if he couldn’t do the requested skill; I have paired the secondary reinforcers with what Jeff would find most rewarding. The goal of the task analysis is to move to the next step and reinforce the next

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