SPEECH WORKS BY ELISSA, LLC USES A LOVAAS INFLUENCED CURRICULUM AND STRUCTURE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON AUDITORY AND MOTOR PLANNING SKILLS. SKILLS ARE TAUGHT USING A REPETITIVE AND STRUCTURED FORMAT IN ADHERENCE WITH DISCRIMINATION-LEARNING PROCEDURES, INCLUDING SYSTEMATIC INTRODUCTION OF PROMPTS THAT ARE FADED OVER TIME AS SKILLS ARE ACQUIRED. GENERALIZATION STRATEGIES ACROSS PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENTS, STIMULI AND INSTRUCTION ARE INTRODUCED FOLLOWING EVIDENCE OF DISCRIMINATION (I.E. AS SKILLS PERMIT). BEHAVIOR-SPECIFIC PRAISE AND DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT ARE DELIVERED DURING INSTRUCTION. ANECDOTAL DATA AND DISCRETE TRIAL DATA ARE TAKEN AS NECESSARY.
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