Task Analysis:
1. introduce a game much like musical chairs, ensuring that enough chairs are made available for every student who is participating. After the music has been stopped and all students are seated, begin talking to each student, maintaining as much eye contact as reasonable, about the activity or the music. Start the time frame for this activity at a 30-second level.
2. Continue Step 1, expanding the time frame for speaking to the class to 1 minute.
3. Continue Step 2, gradually increasing to a 5-minute time frame.
4. Attempt to transfer the skills learned in Step 3 by playing music before a class activity begins. During this time, the students should be allowed to move around the classroom as they choose. Stop the music in the same manner as in Steps 1 through 3 in order to begin a class activity.
5. Use verbal guidance as needed to maintain compliance and continue until the objective is met.