title: Brief Report: Clustered Forward Chaining with Embedded Mastery Probes to Teach Recipe Following.
abstract: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a clustered forward chaining (CFC) procedure to teach a 23-year-old male with autism to follow written recipes. CFC incorporates elements of forward chaining (FC) and total task chaining (TTC) by teaching a small number of steps (i.e., units) using TTC, introducing new units sequentially (akin to FC), and prompting through untrained steps. Results indicated that CFC was effective for teaching the participant to follow written recipes. Results maintained with therapist support for 3-5 weeks for all recipes, and maintained when therapist support was removed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Education, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA.
authors.forename: Kate T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Chazin
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Education, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA.
authors.forename: Danielle N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Bartelmay
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Education, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA. joseph.m.lambert@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Education, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA.
authors.forename: Nealetta J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Houchins-Juárez
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011932:Reading; D013663:Teaching; D014956:Writing; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Autism; Chaining; Cooking; Task analysis; Vocational training