Incidental Teaching

Question 1

Incidental teaching is a _____ teaching technique used to promote ______ .

Answer 1

child initiated; elaborated language

Question 2

Who were the first to define incidental teaching?

Answer 2

Hart and Risley

Question 3

Incidental teaching begins when ______ .

Answer 3

the learner initiates a conversation

Question 4

True or false: Incidental teaching can only be initiated by using a vocal response.

Answer 4

false

Question 5

According to the incidental teaching steps reviewed, immediately after the child initiates, the teacher ____ .

Answer 5

requests an elaboration from the child

Question 6

According to the incidental teaching steps reviewed, after the child makes an elaboration, the teacher _____ the response by providing reinforcement.

Answer 6

confirms

Question 7

The following are important factors about incidental teaching except:

Answer 7

decreases requests

Question 8

What are the two ways incidental teaching episodes can begin?

Answer 8

capturing and contriving

Question 9

When a teacher “captures” an incidental teaching episode, he or she identifies appropriate situations as they happen _____ .

Answer 9

naturally

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of contriving an incidental teaching episode:

Answer 10

the child can’t button her coat before going outside

Question 11

When a teacher “contrives” an incidental teaching episode, he or she _____ the environment to encourage child initiations.

Answer 11

arranges

Question 12

The following is an example of when a teacher contrives an incidental teaching episode:

Answer 12

The teacher begins tickling the child and then abruptly stops.

Question 13

True or false: We know that incidental teaching is working because of continuous assessment.

Answer 13

true

Question 14

Incidental teaching and discrete trial teaching:

Answer 14

are different

Question 15

One main difference between incidental teaching and discrete trial teaching is that incidental teaching is ____ and discrete trial teaching is _____ .

Answer 15

child initiated; teacher initiated

Question 16

Discrete trial teaching occurs in a ______ learning environment, whereas incidental teaching occurs in a _____ environment.

Answer 16

structured; natural