Review and discussion of Ingersoll’s Reciprocal Imitation Training article and resource Pamphlet and Critical Thinking/Application (

Part 1: Review and discussion of Ingersoll’s Reciprocal Imitation Training article and resource Pamphlet (20-points).

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wg83I-JlXiIWNB8eDConx5qT9OnkiRfi/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xK3jBJEcND2HII-5woErsK9Xr-TeEa4X/view

After reviewing the materials, please respond to the following:

1. Research supports the association between imitation and what three skill areas?
2. What ‘traditional’ behavior approach is often used to teach imitation skills? What are 2 limitations of this approach as cited in the article? 
3. What general approach has been designed to address the limitations of the traditional behavioral approach and what are the cited benefits of this approach? 
4. In looking at the outcomes of the study, how did the study improve imitative behavior? What other skills areas demonstrated improvement as well?

Part 2: Critical Thinking/Application (20-points) 

Next the team will have an opportunity to brainstorm ideas for supporting skill training in the natural environment. 

1. What are some skills that can be taught in the natural environment using reciprocal imitation training? 
2. Thinking back to student Zuri and their VB-MAPP milestones assessment https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QjGganKQ_n-88FwVKkcWRV9dBBPHkAzl/edit#gid=654829536  Links to an external site., what skill areas may be useful to teach using natural environment training? 
3. Select 3 specific skills that could be taught using natural environment training and more specifically, reciprocal imitation training. Use the following grid to indicate the activity, when you would teach the skill, time you would need to teach the skill, brief description of the skill and how you would teach the skill. You may select one of the strategies provided in the RIT handout (e.g. object imitation, gestural imitation, vocal imitation etc. or you may select another method based on the materials presented in the course on natural environment training).