Table 4.
Therapist requests and prompts.
| Behaviour | Description | Example | Scoring procedure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal request (0.23 ± 0.14, 91%) | Therapist verbally asks the subject to make a choice: must be in the form of a question or *implied request. | “Should the answer be green or blue?” *For instance, if the only verbal exchange is “Now, 4 times 7 … 4 times 7” (therapist), then mark the first time she says “4 times 7“ as the verbal request and the ”4 times 7” after that as the verbal prompt. | Begin coding at the start of the interrogative clause or implied request (i.e., ”Show me how to spell ‘cat”’). |
| Distal momentary prompt (0.28 ± 0.05, 91%) | Auditory or visual prompt that follows a previously given request. | Therapist asks “Which colour is that?” and/or points to a coloured object. | Mark prompt at the beginning of each occurrence. |
| Proximal momentary prompt (0.37 ± 0.17, 92%) | Tactile contact between therapist and subject, following a request. | Gentle prodding of the subject after a verbal/physical request has already been given (pushing a stylus into the subject’s hand). | Mark prompt at the beginning of each occurrence. |
| Distal extended prompt (0.37 ± 0.20, 92%) | Therapist moves a material object with the intent of getting the subject’s attention. | Tearing paper, taping paper, pointing to letter board, loud folding of paper. | Code when movement begins and stop coding when movement ends (i.e., mark in when therapist grabs tape holder, stop after therapist is done taping piece of paper down). |
| Proximal extended prompt (0.37 ± 0.24, 95%) | Therapist uses the subject’s body to elaborate on a request or demonstrates information. This does not include any type of restraint. | Holding subject’s hand while tracing a figure Therapist presses subject’s hand twice to demonstrate “two.” | Mark code in when contact begins and mark out when contact ceases. |
| Choice complexity (0.47 ± 0.12, 97%) | The number of available answer choices provided for the subject (for EACH verbal request made by the therapist). | Two possible answers given on two separate scraps of paper Five choices of letters from a letter board. | Mark code in when first choice is made (even if this initial choice is incorrect). |
Cohen’s kappa and percent agreement for each variable are given in parentheses.