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Video modeling can be an effective strategy for teaching new skill to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. For children who have imitation repertoires video modeling can serve as an efficient instructional strategy. Parents can, use video of their child or other children engaging in a desired behavior. Many times video modeling can serve as a quick way to teach skills such as toileting skills, conversations, turn-taking, daily routines, transitions, greetings, etc.
To implement this strategy in your home simply capture video of your child (or other models) engaging in a desired behavior. For example, capture video of your child initiating a greeting to another person when they walk into the roomto help teach this skill. Fade out any prompts needed to engage in the skill through a cut and paste video editing process (most computers come with software that has video editing capabilities). Have your child watch the video of the greeting and then immediately practice this skill without the video. Heavily praise and reinforce your child for attempts at imitating the behavior modeled in the video. Provide multiple opportunities for your child to continue to practice this skill outside of watching the video. Review the video frequently until the child begins to engage in the skill independently.
Quick Tip: If your child will not attend to the video intersperse captured images or video of preferred items, activities, etc. throughout the video.
AmyShymansky @ October 21, 2009
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