2. ELO
ELO’s are any unscheduled trial with your child
No formal procedure may exist
Only considered an ELO if “true trial”
An SD
A response: correct or incorrect
A consequence: reinforcement or corrective
procedure
ELO’s can be a variety of behaviors
ELO’s can take place in various settings
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3. A variety of behaviors
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Previously mastered procedures
Star stacker
Puzzles
Trace line
Various forms of imitation
Mastered procedures sans materials are most
efficient (i.e. verbal directions)
Be creative and teach your child new skills
Attempt to make ELO’s as functional as
possible
4. Various settings
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In the booth
“Quiet hands”
“Sit in chair”
ELOs in the playroom
Structured play
Cleaning up
ELOs in the common area
Structured Play
“Stop” and “Go”
5. Some thoughts
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Provide variety with different ELO’s
Refrain from incessant hand clapping and nose
touching
Generalize mastered procedures to novel
stimuli/contexts
Use ELO’s to maintain behavioral momentum
Use ELO’s during transitions between
procedures and inter-trial intervals
While replacing stimuli and materials
6. Some more thoughts
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Use ELO’s to gain compliance
When procedure trials are going poorly
Use ELO’s during down time
Keep your child engaged constantly
Reinforce behavior at least every 3 seconds
Reminder: Reinforcer aprons
7. Reinforcement or Correction
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Only use social reinforcers for ELO’s
No tangibles
No edibles (where applicable)
Full physically prompt incorrect responses
Follow up prompted response with social
reinforcement
An ELO may be cute/goofy but may not be functional. i.e. “Pounding the rock” or some silly phraseGo into what we mean by “functional” a.k.a. NON BULL SHIT ELO’s
Structured play = giant mass of ELOsReiterate previous slideshow: playroom/music are not break time for tutors
Maybe mention the idea of avoiding vocal ELO’s while running vocal procedures? This may be more if you’re having difficulties w/ the procedure (“Burn out” so to speak).
Reinforcer apron… name says it all.Possible Question:What about when running a procedure and you are getting little to no correct responses? Can I use ELO’s and then reinforce w/ tangibles?