Student Support & Learning Strategies Flashcards

Planned ignoring of attention-seeking behavior, so the behavior no longer gets reinforced, is known as:

Answer: Extinction

Extinction removes the reinforcer that maintained a behavior, which typically decreases it over time.

When a behavior is first placed on extinction, staff often see a temporary increase in that behavior. This is called:

Answer: An extinction burst

An extinction burst is a short-term spike in behavior before it decreases.

A student practices a skill with the assistant, then successfully uses it with a different adult and in another room. This demonstrates:

Answer: Generalization

Generalization means the skill transfers across people, settings, and materials.

Which is the BEST way for an assistant to prevent prompt dependency?

Answer: Systematically fade prompts and use the least support needed

Planned prompt fading lets students respond independently rather than waiting for cues.

Which activity is an example of formative assessment an assistant might help with?

Answer: Exit tickets checking understanding at the end of a lesson

Formative assessments are ongoing checks used to adjust instruction while learning is happening.

In a class-wide peer tutoring program, what is a key role of the educational assistant?

Answer: Monitoring pairs, giving feedback, and keeping students on procedure

Assistants support peer tutoring by circulating, correcting errors, and ensuring the routine is followed.

A student reinforced for asking for a break with a card, instead of throwing materials, is receiving which intervention?

Answer: Functional communication training

Functional communication training teaches an appropriate replacement behavior that serves the same function.