The Effects of a Multiple Schedule Plus Rules on Hand Raising During Circle Time in Preschool Classrooms |
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Authors: | Kristina K. Vargo Nicole A. Heal Kelly Epperley Elizabeth Kooistra |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Language, Literacy, and Special Populations, College of Education, Sam Houston State University, 1908 Bobby K. Marks Dr., Huntsville, TX, 77340, USA 2. Melmark New England, 461 River Road, Andover, MA, 01810, USA 3. Autism Home Support Services, Inc., 85 Revere Dr. Ste AA, Northbrook, IL, 60062, USA 4. Lund Van Dyke, Inc., 701 Lois Dr., Sun Praire, WI, 53590, USA
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Abstract: | Preschool and kindergarten teachers expect children to sit appropriately and attend to the teacher during group instruction. However, children may engage in high rates of inappropriate responses that distract other students from learning opportunities. In addition, children often receive intermittent teacher attention for inappropriate responses, which might result in a lack of discrimination for when attention is or is not available. The purpose of the current study was to assess the efficacy of a multiple schedule plus rules indicative of the availability of attention for hand raises during circle time in typical preschool classrooms. Results showed that the rates of hand raises increased or maintained in the reinforcement component and decreased in the extinction component of the multiple schedule in all three classrooms. Results suggest that a multiple schedule plus rules indicative of the availability of attention from a classroom teacher can be used by preschool teachers in typical classrooms to maintain hand raise responses at appropriate levels. |
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