Supporting Tamariki to Learn New Skills

Module 3

All behaviour has a purpose and is a form of communication. Identifying the factors that occur before behaviour and the consequences that immediately follow it helps us to understand why behaviour occurs. This module discusses the ‘ABC’ model of how children learn behaviour, and how to apply this model to support your child to learn new skills and behaviours.

This module covers:

The ABC model of learning
Using the ABC model to support skill development
Specific strategies to support learning, including prompting, step-by-step teaching, and the use of visual supports
When it is optimal to teach

This module describes the ‘ABC’ model of learning, including how factors that occur before and after a behaviour can make that behaviour more or less likely to occur again in the future. This module then discusses how you can use the ABC model to support your child to learn new skills and adaptive behaviours. Specific strategies to support your child’s learning including prompting, step-by-step teaching, the use of visual supports, and positive consequences (often referred to as ‘rewards’) for behaviour, are also discussed. Finally, this module considers the optimal timing for teaching opportunities.

Module Content

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The ABCs of Learning (10-15 mins)

Specific Strategies to Support your Child’s Learning (15 mins)

Supporting Skill Development for your Child (45 mins)

When is it Optimal to Teach New Skills and Behaviours? (5 mins)

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