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Review of the video modeling techniques
demonstrated by Al and Liisa Neumann.
| "Liisa and Al Neumann of Gambrills, Maryland provided one of the simplest and most practical innovative technologies on display. Their demonstration of "Video Modeling" which they developed for teaching their own autistic child, attracted a large number of interested parents and teachers. Using their home video camera, Liisa and Al make brief instructional videos for eight-year-old William, using family members to model the skills he is learning. "We videotape in an environment he knows and with people he's comfortable with," said Liisa, "then we follow each segment up with what we call a reinforcer video as a reward-something we know he really wants to see. In his case it's video of the model trains which he loves." Liisa and Al have found that if William watches a video model somewhere between five and ten times, he masters the skill. They add with obvious enthusiasm, "Anyone with a home video camera can do this, either in the home or at schools. It's an inexpensive alternative or adjunct tool to some of the more costly programs. As a parent frustrated by not being able to teach my autistic child who couldn't pay attention, I found this is a great way to do it." Liisa Neumann has also written a book on this subject: "A Visual Teaching Method for Children with Autism." More information is available at her website." |
By Liisa Neumann
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