Teaching the conditional use of communicative requests to two school-age children with severe developmental disabilities

Joe Reichle, Susan S. Johnston

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Abstract

Purpose: Two boys with severe developmental disabilities were taught to conditionally use requests to obtain desired snack items. Method: When items were in the possession of another person (teacher, peer) or proximally distant, learners were taught to emit communicative requests. When items were proximally near, learners engaged in a self-selecting response. Results: Results suggest that the conditional discriminations were established quickly. Both learners generalized their conditional discriminations to other contexts within the classroom. Clinical Implications: This study demonstrates the importance of attending to conditional discriminations when teaching communication requests.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)324-334
Number of pages11
JournalLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1999

Keywords

  • Augmentative and alternative communication
  • Conditional discriminations
  • General case instruction
  • Intervention
  • Severe developmental disabilities

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