teaching manding: how to capture and contrive motivation presented by sharon keppley m.ed, bcba and...
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TEACHING MANDING: HOW TO CAPTURE AND CONTRIVE MOTIVATION
Presented By Sharon Keppley M.Ed, BCBA and
Amy Flores, M.Ed., BCBAKeppley Behavioral Consulting
OBJECTIVES
Define mand Explain the benefits of teaching manding first Describe how deprivation effects motivation Describe how satiation effects motivation Describe how motivative operation (MO’s) can be
used and manipulated to teach language
MAND
A mand is asking for the things that you want and is strengthened by getting them
There is a tendency to say “juice” when you want it, and you get it
Manding is what teaches the learner that talking or signing is useful
MOTIVATION AND TEACHING LANGUAGE
Talking is more easily acquired and occurs more often when the motivation is strong for desired items, objects or activities.
It is easiest to teach language skills when the motivation is high
MANDS PER DAY
Contriving motivation results in a greater number of mands per day, thus more opportunities to develop language
USE POWERFUL REINFORCERS
Begin mand training by using the learner’s most powerful positive reinforcers
TEACHING MANDS EXTENSIVELY
Mand training should be taught extensively with early learners
Manding for many items for which motivation has been captured leads to improvement in vocalizations.
MOTIVATIVE OPERATIONS (MOs)
Motivating operations are conditions in the learning environment that transform activities, food items and objects into reinforcers for the learner
1. Transforming activities, food items, and objects into valuable reinforcers
2. Then, using these activities, food items, and objects as reinforcers to teach the learner to mand, or request them
DEPRIVATION
Being deprived of a favorite reinforcer for a period of time increases the desire for that reinforcer.
SATIATION
Satiation affects all reinforcers The level of motivation for favorite videos,
toys, activities, etc. can and does change frequently
CONTRIVING MOTIVATION (MOs)
Show the learner new ways to have fun playing with toys
TRANSITIVE MOs
When a learner has a strong MO, use this to teach them to mand for other item or actions valuable to obtaining the reinforcer
ANDREW WITH KATHY
Use motivation to increase the number and variety of mands
Use Transitive MO’s to teach mands for missing items
Mand training should always be fun Contrive motivation by manipulating objects
and activities
MAND TRAINING INTENSITY
Intensity of mand training is important to increase vocalizations
Sign training sometimes fails to result in vocal responding when too few opportunities to mand are provided