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MATRIX TRAINING OF PRELITERACY SKILLS WITH PRESCHOOLERS WITH AUTISM

Matrix training is a generative approach to instruction in which words are arranged in a matrix so that some multiword phrases are taught and others emerge without direct teaching. We taught 4 preschoolers with autism to follow instructions to perform action—picture combinations (e.g., circle the pe...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 2010-12, Vol.43 (4), p.635-652
Main Authors: Axe, Judah B., Sainato, Diane M.
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Language:English
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Summary:Matrix training is a generative approach to instruction in which words are arranged in a matrix so that some multiword phrases are taught and others emerge without direct teaching. We taught 4 preschoolers with autism to follow instructions to perform action—picture combinations (e.g., circle the pepper, underline the deer). Each matrix contained 6 actions on 1 axis and 6 pictures on the other axis. We used most‐to‐least prompting to train the instructions along the diagonal of each matrix and probed the untrained combinations. For 2 participants, untrained responding emerged after the minimum amount of training. The other 2 participants required further training before untrained combinations emerged. At the end of the study, 3 of the 4 participants performed the trained actions with previously known pictures, letters, and numbers. This study demonstrated that matrix training is an efficient approach to teaching language and literacy skills to children with autism.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.2010.43-635