Children with special needs can be taught to ride the bus successfully by boarding the bus outside the school and then getting off; boarding the bus a short distance away from the school and getting off at school, and gradually traveling longer distances, until eventually the child successfully rides the complete bus trip. This illustrated behavioral strategy is called:

Backward chaining
Differential reinforcement
Shaping
Positive reinforcement


Backward chaining

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