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and ini a ng joint a6en on, which are usually implemented in individual sessions, follow.

1. Response to being handed an object

2. Response to tapping on an object

3. Response to poin ng to an object at a very close distance

4. Response to poin ng to an object from at least 3 feet away

5. Response to poin ng to an object at 8 feet away

Use Preference Assessments

Some students may require discrete trial training or behavioral strategies to learn new
communica on skills. Using the most effec ve
reinforcers will increase a person’s mo va on to work for
Item Time
those reinforcers (Cuomo, 2012). Preference assessments
are systema c ways of determining what items may act as rocking horse 3 s
reinforcers. There are many different types of preference princess book 15 s

assessments; however, we have included two methods
rocking horse 0 s
below.
Barbie 10 s
A single-item preference assessment is recommended for princess book 15 s
ranking objects or ac vi es in order of preference.
Barbie 5 s
Present one object at a me and record how long the
student engages with the item. Present all items in
random order un l all op ons have been presented. A sample

data collec on will look like the example to the
right. Pairing Selected

A pair-wise preference assessment is recommended chip and cheese cheese

for ranking edible reinforcers in order of preference. cracker and chip cracker

To conduct a pair-wise assessment, present two cheese and cracker cheese
food items at one me. When the student chooses

their preferred item from the choice of two, remove the other item and present two new choices.

Con nue to present two choices un l all items have been paired.

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