Lesson S&L 14
Task: Respond to two-step action requests.
Prerequisites: S&L 8
Concept: This activity is an extension of the ability to respond to a one-step action request (S&L 8). More memory skills are obviously needed to accomplish this task; therefore, it should be viewed not just as an effort to increase receptive language but as one to improve memory as well. The requested actions should have some relationship to each other and should mimic a normal sequence of events.
Behavioral Objective: When the student is requested to perform a two step-action, he or she will perform that activity to a 90% accuracy level for 20 trials.
Materials: Materials and activities of known interest to the student. Preferably, these items or activities should have a functional purpose in the student's life.
Task Analysis:
1. Review with the student the ability to perform a one-step action request (S&L 8).
2. Continue Step 1, adding a second one-step request immediately after the first one has been accomplished. The second request should have some relationship to the first action requested.
3. Ask for two related actions to take place and physically guide the student if the second request cannot be remembered or the student appears unsure. An example might be, "Please bring me your paper and go sit back down" or "Please open the door and turn on the light (assuming that the light switch is near the door)."
4. Continue Step 3, reducing all guidance until only the verbal requests are needed. Continue until the objective is met.