Step 3.2 Select a schedule for data review
Select a schedule for data review and on-going monitoring for prompting.
A schedule for reviewing the data collected will help determine how well the toddler is learning the steps of the chain and to make changes in the prompting procedure are made. This schedule could be every three days or once a week.
Determine which steps are still needing prompts. Then identiify the intensity and location of the prompts and determine the steps where the prompts should be systematically faded.
If a child is resisting during a step of the chain, a plan to determine how to deal with the resistance should be developed.
EXAMPLE
Reviewing the data from the data sheet example given for Cleaning Up in Step 3.1, the child is resisting on the last two steps of the chain. Asking questions about the way the prompt was delivered may clarify why this was happening. It would be appropriate to discuss the techniques for using the controlling prompt, whether the toddler needs more or less intensity, and how to handle resistance (e.g. and if resistance occurs, holding the toddler’s hands in place rather than forcing movement). Reviewing the information allows the team to review how to provide physical prompts (e.g. being careful not to force the toddler when physically prompting). If resistance continues, this may indicate that a different type of prompt or prompting procedure is appropriate.