Teaching Listener Responding to Children with Autism
Lesson 1: Introduction
1.1 How does this work?
1.2 Who is this for?
1.3 What will I learn?
1.4 Autism
1.5 Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention
1.6 Three Parts of Discrete Trial Teaching
1.7 Setting for Discrete Trial Teaching
1.8 Uses for Discrete Trial Teaching
1.9 Listener Responding
1.10 Using DTT for Listener Responding
1.11 Review
The Antecedent
Lesson 2: Setting Up and Arranging the Stimuli
2.1 Setting Up a Discrete Trial Teaching Session
2.2 Fill Out Top of Data Sheet
2.3 Arranging the Stimuli
2.4 Order and Arrangement of the Stimuli
2.5 Reminders for Arranging the Stimuli
2.6 Practice Arranging Stimuli
2.7 Knowledge Check
2.8 Review
Lesson 3: Getting the Learner’s Attention
3.1 Difficulty Paying Attention
3.2 Saying the Learner’s Name
3.3 Sliding the Array
3.4 Finger Swipe
3.5 Array Reveal
3.6 Combining Verbal and Non-Verbal Methods
3.7 Requiring an Orienting Response
3.8 Common Mistakes to Avoid
3.9 Knowledge Check
3.10 Review
Lesson 4: Presenting the Instruction
4.1 Presenting the Instruction
4.2 Appropriate and Inappropriate Variations of the Instruction
4.3 Look at the Learner
4.4 Reminders for Presenting the Instruction
4.5 Practice Identifying the Entire Antecedent Part 1
4.6 Practice Identifying the Entire Antecedent Part 2
4.7 Practice Deciding Next Step
4.8 Practice Identifying Instructor Error Part 1
4.9 Practice Identifying Instructor Error Part 2
4.10 Review
Learner Behavior
Lesson 5: Correct and Incorrect Responses
5.1 Correct Response
5.2 Example of Correct Response
5.3 Example of Error
5.4 Example of Scrolling
5.5 Example of Selecting Multiple Pictures
5.6 Example of Responding Too Quickly
5.7 Example of Responding Too Slowly
5.8 Example of Disruptive Behavior
5.9 Practice Identifying the Type of Response Part 1
5.10 Practice Identifying the Type of Response Part 2
5.11 Practice Identifying the Type of Response Part 3
5.12 Review
The Consequence
Lesson 6: Reinforcing Correct Responses
6.1 Positive Reinforcers
6.2 Delivering the Reinforcer
6.3 Immediacy of Reinforcer is Important
6.4 Don’t Provide Too Little Reinforcement
6.5 Don’t Provide Too Much Reinforcement
6.6 Remove Reinforcer Before Next Trial
6.7 Error Correction Procedure
6.8 Practice Deciding Next Step
6.9 Practice Identifying Instructor Error Part 1
6.10 Practice Identifying Instructor Error Part 2
6.11 Practice Identifying Instructor Error Part 3
6.12 Review
Lesson 7: Providing Prompts
7.1 Prompts
7.2 When Prompts Are Used
7.3 Full Physical Prompts
7.4 Partial Physical Prompts
7.5 Gestural Prompts
7.6 Reminders for Using Prompts
7.7 Knowledge Check Part 1
7.8 Knowledge Check Part 2
7.9 Knowledge Check Part 3
7.10 Knowledge Check Part 4
7.11 Knowledge Check Part 5
7.12 Review
Review
Lesson 8: The Complete Discrete Trial
8.1 Components of a Discrete Trial
8.2 The Antecedent
8.3 The Behavior
8.4 The Consequence
8.5 Knowledge Check
8.6 Review
Conducting Sessions
Lesson 9: Probe Trials
9.1 Using Probes to Determine Prompt Level
9.2 Conducting a Probe Trial
9.3 Correct Response During Probe Trial
9.4 Use Least to Most Prompting for Incorrect Responses
9.5 Provide Prompts Until Correct Response
9.6 Rules for Completing Data Sheet During Probe Trial
9.7 Sample Data Sheet Completion for Probe Trial
9.8 Practice Deciding Next Step
9.9 Practice Identifying Instructor Error
9.10 Practice Completing the Data Sheet
9.11 Knowledge Check
9.12 Review
Lesson 10: Teaching Trials
10.1 Teaching Trials
10.2 Determining the Prompt Level for a Teaching Trial
10.3 Sample Teaching Trial
10.4 The Consequence for a Teaching Trial
10.5 Consequences for Errors During a Teaching Trial
10.6 Increasing the Prompt Level During a Teaching Trial
10.7 Teaching Blocks
10.8 Completing the Data Sheet for a Teaching Trial
10.9 Knowledge Check
10.10 Practice Deciding Next Step
10.11 Practice Identifying Instructor Error
10.12 Practice Completing the Data Sheet
10.13 Review
Final Quiz for Teaching Listener Responding
Teaching Listener Responding to Children with Autism by Kaneen Smyer, Jamie Severtson, & Linda LeBlanc is © 2014-2025 FoxyLearning LLC. All rights reserved.
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Lesson 3: Getting the Learner’s Attention

Teaching Listener Responding to Children with Autism Lesson 3: Getting the Learner’s Attention
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This lesson describes and provides examples of both appropriate and inappropriate ways to get the learner’s attention. It also provides specific tips and rules to follow for getting attention.

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3.1 Difficulty Paying Attention
3.2 Saying the Learner’s Name
3.3 Sliding the Array
3.4 Finger Swipe
3.5 Array Reveal
3.6 Combining Verbal and Non-Verbal Methods
3.7 Requiring an Orienting Response
3.8 Common Mistakes to Avoid
3.9 Knowledge Check
3.10 Review
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