Why teach tacts? Tacts (a.k.a. labels) are a way to build up a child’s vocabulary. Teaching more tacts allows a child to learn more words to be able to better express themselves. Thinking about our day to day life, we use a combination of nouns, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, actions (and more) whilst communicating with our… Continue reading Importance of Tacts
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Tact / Label
According to Cooper, Heron & Heward (2007), a “tact is a type of verbal operant in which a speaker names things and actions that the speaker has direct contact with through any of the sense modes.”. As such, a tact is a label that allows one to communicate and express themselves using language (e.g. learner… Continue reading Tact / Label
Verbal Operants
Some common terms used by ABA professionals consist of verbal operants. In this post, we will look at the following operants: Mand, Tact, Echoics, Intraverbals, Motor Imitation, & Listener Responding. MandThe learner making a request for something they want.Example: Should the learner want a cookie, they can Mand for the cookie by stating (1) “cookie”;… Continue reading Verbal Operants
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