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Reward system, should I even bother?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ktllc" data-source="post: 568501" data-attributes="member: 11847"><p>DF, it is so nicely worded! It is exactly what I tried to say in my post and to the therapist. I might actually quote you.</p><p>I have used instant rewards to get V to work on his letters (a little candy every time he had a correct answer. If he did not get it correctly I would give him an extra hint such the sound or the ASL sign). But the key was: INSTANT reward. And only when we worked on alphabet. Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) also do rewards or reinforcer: work maybe 3 minutes and then get to relax on the ipad for 1 minute. But once again, it's the effort that is rewarded and only during therapy.</p><p>So ultimately, I am not against reward but we can't forget to teach the skill first and foremost.</p><p>It would be like expecting a child to learn how to read just using a reward system. It would only work with spontaneous readers who would not need the reward system anyway. Know what I mean??</p><p>Sweet Pea's therapist gave me the name of a website: <a href="http://www.superduperinc.com" target="_blank">www.superduperinc.com</a> It is a wealth of resources!! The best part: you can just get the apps (if you have a tablet or smartphone) and you get the same educational games at a fraction of the price.</p><p>I think I'm going to start my own social skill building program. I'm not sure what would be best: a few minutes every day or 1 hour a week like a regular session? </p><p>The bottom line, I need to learn how to teach him and dedicate some time just for this purpose.</p><p>It is just so frustrating to turn to professionals for guidance and not get it. </p><p>As far as beloonging here, I know we still have a long road ahead of us. I am enjoying his current progress and his relative well functioning. But I know we will go through storms, that's a given.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ktllc, post: 568501, member: 11847"] DF, it is so nicely worded! It is exactly what I tried to say in my post and to the therapist. I might actually quote you. I have used instant rewards to get V to work on his letters (a little candy every time he had a correct answer. If he did not get it correctly I would give him an extra hint such the sound or the ASL sign). But the key was: INSTANT reward. And only when we worked on alphabet. Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) also do rewards or reinforcer: work maybe 3 minutes and then get to relax on the ipad for 1 minute. But once again, it's the effort that is rewarded and only during therapy. So ultimately, I am not against reward but we can't forget to teach the skill first and foremost. It would be like expecting a child to learn how to read just using a reward system. It would only work with spontaneous readers who would not need the reward system anyway. Know what I mean?? Sweet Pea's therapist gave me the name of a website: [URL="http://www.superduperinc.com"]www.superduperinc.com[/URL] It is a wealth of resources!! The best part: you can just get the apps (if you have a tablet or smartphone) and you get the same educational games at a fraction of the price. I think I'm going to start my own social skill building program. I'm not sure what would be best: a few minutes every day or 1 hour a week like a regular session? The bottom line, I need to learn how to teach him and dedicate some time just for this purpose. It is just so frustrating to turn to professionals for guidance and not get it. As far as beloonging here, I know we still have a long road ahead of us. I am enjoying his current progress and his relative well functioning. But I know we will go through storms, that's a given. [/QUOTE]
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