A procedure for fading from experimenter-school-based to parent-home-based control of classroom behavior

A procedure was developed to establish control of three target classroom behaviors by making point reinforcers backed up by hard goods contingent upon working behavior in both math and reading classes. During Condition 1, points were immediately awarded on a variable-interval schedule. After control was demonstrated by an ABAB design, fading was introduced to encourage generalization. In Condition 2, points were given at the end of each 15-minute session. The teacher substracted points for inappropriate behavior in Condition 3, while the period of time points could be earned was extended in Condition 4. The procedure used in Condition 5 involved making the subject's weekly allowance contingent upon the teacher's report of the subject's behavior for the week. Behavior frequencies experimentally established were maintained during the fading procedures in both math and reading classes.