Conversation skills training for socially isolated children

Whitehill, Mark; Hersen, Michel; Bellack, Alan S.

doi:10.1016/0005-7967(80)90040-6

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“…As researchers review the literature in order to extend or further develop a topic area, they find loosely defined target behaviors (Kamps, et al, 1994;Kamps, et al, 2002;Kranz & McClannahan, 1998;Krantz, et al, 1989;Whitehill, et al, 1980;Young, et al, 1988), fragmented or incomplete discussions of what component skills make up an intraverbal repertoire (Chase, et al, 1985;Skinner, 1957), and tension with respect to which line of research to follow and support (e.g., transfer of stimulus control, DI, PT, etc.). As a result, multiple distinct lines of research persist in the realm of establishing intraverbal repertoires.…”

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“…Conversation skills training programs focus on increasing the quality of intraverbal repertoires. Some strategies included in the conversation skills training programs were behavioral rehearsal, modeling, performance feedback (Whitehill, Hersen, & Bellack, 1980), roleplaying, shaping (Lewis, Roessler, Greenwood, & Evans, 1985), communication books (Hunt, Alwell, & Goetz, 1988), direct instruction, discrimination training, and reinforcement (Young, Morgan, & Peterson, 1988). Overall data indicated success across the various conversation skills training programs for improving intraverbal responding (Hunt, et al, 1988;Lewis, et al, 1985;Whitehill, et al, 1980;Young, et al, 1988).…”

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A Review of Training Intraverbal Repertoires: Can Precision Teaching Help?

Cihon

2007

Analysis Verbal Behav

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Intraverbal behavior is common in conversation and academic and professional settings. Many individuals with disabilities fail to acquire intraverbal repertoires. Some individuals who do acquire intraverbal behavior fail to acquire responses that are functional and complete. Research has examined procedures to establish or increase intraverbal repertoires of individuals with impaired verbal repertoires. Several of these studies integrate a precision teaching methodology with Skinner's (1957) conceptual framework. This paper reviews the literature on the most commonly examined methods of establishing or increasing intraverbal repertoires. Articles that incorporate precision teaching are emphasized. The review highlights the strengths (including the effectiveness) and limitations of each procedure. The review concludes with a discussion of the implications of using precision teaching to establish or increase an intraverbal repertoire and with suggestions for future research.

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Section: Intraverbal Behaviormentioning

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A Review of Training Intraverbal Repertoires: Can Precision Teaching Help?

Cihon

2007

Analysis Verbal Behav

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“…For example, 'big line down, little line across, little line across' for a capital letter F. A modelling, or imitation, procedure is also used extensively in the HWT approach. Modelling is also well documented as an evidence-based teaching strategy for social skills (Argott, Townsend, and Poulson, 2017;Whitehill, Hersen, and Bellack, 1980) and functional life skills (Garcia, Dukes, Brady, Scott, and Wilson, 2016).…”

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Teaching handwriting skills to children with intellectual disabilities using an adapted handwriting programme

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Corbel³

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Children with intellectual disabilities often struggle with handwriting, but there is very little research to inform intervention approaches. In this study, we developed a teaching manual based on Handwriting Without Tears®, a comprehensive handwriting programme designed for typically developing children. Three children with intellectual disabilities participated in the study and received handwriting instruction based on the manual three times a week over a 32‐week period. Our aims were to explore whether Handwriting Without Tears® can be used as a comprehensive handwriting curriculum for children with intellectual disabilities and to evaluate improvement in handwriting skills. We found that the intervention was successfully incorporated into small group teaching sessions within the child's regular classroom, and that all three children made improvements. Our data show promising results and support the need for larger evaluation studies.

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“…These include instruction, (J A Kelly, 1982;Tolmie and Tolmie, 1980), modelling (De Lange, Barton and Lanham, 1981), feedback (Whitehill, Hersen and Bellack, 1980), and homework assignments (Curran, Wallander and Farrell, 1985). Such training methods have proved to be highly effective in producing real improvements in the social skills of a variety of populations across differing situations (Bums, 1985;Hazel, Schumaker, Sherman and Sheldon-Wildgen, 1982;Henderson and Hollin, 1983;Kazdin, Matson and Esveldt-Dawson, 1981;Reynolds, 1981;Romano and Bellack, 1980;Whitehill, Hersen, and Bellack, 1980).…”

Section: Social Skills Training Methodsmentioning

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Social Skills and Human Relationships: Training for Sex Offenders

McCulloch

1993

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

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The writer designed and implemented a Social Skills and Human Relationships Training Program which was introduced into one of Queensland's protection prisons. The design included evaluation procedures which were applied to a group study. Six inmates participated in the program which involved basic and complex social skills and sexual relationships training. The results indicated the utility of the program, especially in terms of the acquisition of personal insights. Recommendations for future programs include assessment of transfer of skills to the community setting. The essential feature of the program was its flexibility so that the individual needs of each inmate could be met as fully as possible.

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Conversation skills training for socially isolated children

Cited by 38 publications

References 14 publications

A Review of Training Intraverbal Repertoires: Can Precision Teaching Help?

A Review of Training Intraverbal Repertoires: Can Precision Teaching Help?

Teaching handwriting skills to children with intellectual disabilities using an adapted handwriting programme

Social Skills and Human Relationships: Training for Sex Offenders

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