The Effects of the Big 6 + 6 Skills Training on Daily Living Skills for an Adolescent With Intellectual Disability

The current study evaluated the effects of training Big 6 + 6 motor skills on untrained daily living skills. Precision teaching suggests that improved speed of component behaviors can lead to better performance of composite skills. Researchers used a pre-post probe single-subject design to evaluate the effects of frequency building on the motor tasks of push and grasp, as well as the associated effects on the composite skills prior to and following intervention on the component skills. Results suggest that the participant increased his frequencies on all of the component skills. The speed and accuracy of composite skills were higher following the intervention. Researchers also assessed for generalization to other significant contexts.