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Generalized Verbal Behavior Increases Following a Speaker Immersion Intervention.

Aparna Naresh¹, Mary K Short¹, Daniel M Fienup¹

¹Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 W 120th St., New York, NY 10027 USA.

The Analysis of Verbal Behavior

|December 31, 2020

Summary

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This study shows that a speaker immersion protocol (SIP) effectively increases both targeted and generalized verbal behavior in preschool students. The intervention promotes language skills that are maintained in natural settings.

Keywords:

Establishing operations Mands Speaker immersion protocol Tacts

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Area of Science:

Behavior Analysis
Applied Behavior Analysis
Verbal Behavior

Background:

Behavior-analytic interventions aim for behavior maintenance in naturalistic settings.
Preschool language development is crucial for early learning.
Generalization of learned verbal behaviors is a key goal.

Observation:

The study investigated the speaker immersion protocol (SIP) with three preschool students.
Researchers contrivede stablishing operations (EOs) to create daily opportunities for targeted verbal responses.
The intervention focused on increasing mands and tacts in naturalistic conditions.

Findings:

The speaker immersion protocol (SIP) significantly increased targeted mands.
The intervention also led to increases in generalized verbal behavior (tacts and mands).
Behavioral gains were observed under naturalistic, non-targeted conditions.

Implications:

The speaker immersion protocol (SIP) is an effective strategy for enhancing verbal repertoires in young children.
Findings support the use of SIP for promoting language generalization in early childhood education.
This research contributes to understanding how to foster language maintenance in natural environments.