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When developing this intervention it is important to consider the nature of the easy requests. |
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They should be brief |
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They should be simple to complete |
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They should be able to be delivered in the context or setting in which the difficult request is typically presented. |
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They should also be those which the student has demonstrated consistent success in completing successfully. |
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A crucial component to your behavioral momentum intervention is that the student receives reinforcement after he or she successfully completes each easy request prior to receiving the easy request. |
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When using this intervention, it is also important to consider the way you deliver the instructions. Although the easy instructions are intended to be delivered during a brief amount of time prior to the difficult instruction, they are not meant to be “fired” at the student in rapid succession. The student may find this even more aversive than the difficult instruction itself. Use your judgment and knowledge about the particular student to deliver each instruction in a manner that you feel the student might best respond. Additionally, use of this intervention within earshot of the student’s classmates may be embarrassing for the student. Therefore, you may want to deliver the instructions quietly or discretely so that it does attract embarrassing attention. | ||
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If the student is not capable of completing the difficult task, this intervention will not work. |
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