General Strategies for Direct Teaching

•   Modeling
•   Reinforcing
•   Ignoring/Redirecting
•   Direct Instruction, Prompting, Shaping, Cuing, and Fading
•   Practicing
•   Role Playing
•   Scripting
•   Humor
•   Video feedback

 

 Compensatory Strategies

1. Memory, Organization, and Planning

•   Daily schedule of classes ( time, place and teacher)
•   Month by month portable calendar
•   Notebooks for each subject area, divided by topics
•   Check off sheets of specific job tasks in order that the task needs to be done.
•   Guide sheets listing important elements of the job
•   Task analysis or procedure sheets- more detailed listing of job specific
•   Prepare the student for transitions
•   Watch, timer

 

2. Attention to Task

•   visual and verbal reminders, expectations of the task, ( length of time and amount of  time)
•   break work time into segments
•   change activities frequently
•   create a non distracting work environment.

  3. Behavior

•   behavior plan ( including target behavior, and consequences)
•   behavior point sheet ( to track and reinforce behavioral expectations)
•   work agreement/contract
•   time out
•   redirection/ignoring
•   build in rest periods
•   positive reinforcement