How to Do Incidental Teaching

Incidental teaching (IT) is a naturalistic teaching method that encourages involvement of parents, peers, and siblings in instructional activities and treatment. IT is designed to facilitate and extend skill generalization and maintenance. IT makes systematic use of natural reinforcement, in that learners receive reinforcement for correct and desired responses and behaviors. This book provides proper procedures and instructions in teaching and maintaining the learned skills.

This bestselling Series on Autism Spectrum Disorders is designed for both professionals and parents. It provides critical information for selecting and using scientifically based methods for intervention with children and adolescents. Written in a quickly accessible, user-friendly style by qualified and experienced professionals, the books discuss numerous practical strategies for successfully working with learners with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders. The books in the series are similar in format and flexible enough to adapt to particular learning situations.

SERIES INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING 10 TITLES:

» How to Develop and Implement Visual Supports
» How to Do Discrete Trial Training
» How to Do Incidental Teaching
» How to Teach Verbal Behavior
» How to Support Children with Problem Behavior
» How to Teach Social Skills and Plan for Peer Social Interactions
» How to Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
» How to Use Joint Action Routines
» How to Use Video Modeling and Video Prompting
» How to Write and Implement Social Scripts