By Anne Faraher Lovaas Institute - Northern New Jersey  Systems strengthening  coin are useful tools for therapy and to increase appropriate behavior in class. In this type of system, a coin (a coin, a sticker, etc.) is delivered after the issuance of appropriate behavior and after a pre-determined number of tokens accumulated, can be exchanged with a reinforcer (eg, candy, toys, interactive activities, etc.). In class, coin-operated systems are often useful to provide a system of reinforcement less conspicuous. The coin-operated systems can also be used to gradually slow the child in accessing the most powerful reinforcement. In this way, the child can earn tokens as immediate reinforcements but then exchange them for something more powerful, as a trip to the department stores.
A coin-operated system requires three basic elements: - novelties and quantifiable,
- reinforcement with whom exchanged,
- behavior and clear.
Some might be familiar with the system in commonly used chips where the chips are placed on a base with Velcro. But there are many ways to create more individualized systems to chips, based on the interests of children or the level of skill. Some ideas include: - Place stickers shaped like a smile of poker chips and attach with Velcro on any surface resistant.
- Laminate Sticker favorite characters and attach with Velcro to a book scenes and colorful laminate. For example, the image of a rail with Velcro crossing points of the campaign. The student can earn Thomas the Tank Engine stickers to be placed on the rails. When the whole train on the rails, the student may have access to the final reinforcement.
- Use of Scrabble letters or magnetic letters to form the child's name. When the child has earned all the letters in his name, can exchange them with a powerful reinforcement.
- Sufficient to draw boxes on a piece of paper for each letter of the final reinforcement (eg, 7 boxes for "popcorn"). Write a letter in each box for each correct answer.
- Take a picture of the final reinforcement 5x7 to 8x10. The photo laminated and cut into pieces of puzzles. Take a piece of the puzzle for each correct answer, and when the puzzle is complete, the student has access to the image of the photo.
- Make a copy of a page from a coloring book. One copy, but not colored sfind the main characters, leave them in black and white plastic this page. Colorful characters and cut the other page, and put the velcro plastificateli. To reinforce the child for appropriate behavior, give him a colorful character to be placed on the respective shadow in black and white. When the whole scene was completed, the student may have access to the final reinforcement.
- Use carpet squares as stones on which cammianre. Place them in a line between the student and the final reinforcement. Allow the student to go to the next square for each correct answer, closer to the playing field and then reach the final reinforcement.
- Use one of his favorite puzzles, giving the student a puzzle piece for each correct answer. When the puzzle is completed, the student may have access to the final reinforcement.
- Place on a peg by peg for each correct answer. When the base is complete, the child may have access to the final reinforcement.
- Earn coins for each correct answer. Assign a price to the final reinforcement and allow the student to buy it.
- Use a kind of chessboard and the pieces move increasingly vicno the finish line for each correct answer. An image or real reinforcement, can be placed on the finish line.
- Place two glass jars on the table or on the teacher's desk. Fill a jar with marbles and sealed jar in the final image of the reinforcement. As a result of behavior appropriate or correct answers, move the balls from the first to the second jar. When the second jar is full to allow students to have access to the final reinforcement.
- Use pieces of reinforcement as a final token. For example, after every correct answer, add a segment of the train tracks to the rails on the floor. When the rails are complete, the child can play with the train.
Be creative and let the child's interests guide you in developing systems of reinforcement. Most of all, have fun!
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