An instructional program must be written for every behavioral objective for students with severe disabilities. This program is a comprehensive description of the plan of instruction for a particular objective. It begins with the behavioral objective (and task analysis or functional routine, if appropriate) and the material and setting used to teach the skills. This includes a statement of the skill acquisition training procedures with the levels of prompting if they are part of the procedure, the reinforcement procedure and the error correction procedure.

1. Instructional Program 1
Instructional Program Assignment
East Stroudsburg University
Blair Thallmayer

2. Instructional Program 2
Student: Mary
Activity: Sweeping
Objective:
Given a Swiffer Sweeper, Mary will be able to correctly operate the device
and clean the dirt on the floor, without assistance, for five consecutive days.
Task Analysis:
Natural Cues Steps
1. Dirt on the Floor 1. Look for Swiffer Sweeper
2. Found Swiffer Sweeper 2. Hold Swiffer Sweeper in hand
3. Swiffer Sweeper in Hand 3. Adjust handle/poll Swiffer
Sweeper to own comfort level
4. Adjusted Swiffer Sweeper 4. Turn Swiffer Sweeper up-side-
handle/poll down
5. Swiffer is up-side-down 5. Look for Dry Clothes
6. Found Dry Clothes 6. Place one dry cloth onto the
bottom of the Swiffer Sweeper,
connecting the Velcro
7. Dry Cloth in on, connecting the 7. Turn Swiffer Sweeper right-side-
Velcro up again
8. Swiffer Sweeper is right side up 8. Place Swiffer Sweeper on the
again floor, but continue to hold the handle
9. Holding handle, Swiffer Sweeper 9. Move the Swiffer Sweeper
on the floor forward and backward the floor to
clean up the dirt
10. Dirt on Dry Cloth 10. Turn Swiffer Sweeper up-side
down again, and remove dirty Dry
Cloth
11. Dirty Dry Cloth is removed 11. Look for trash can
12. Found trash can 12. Throw Dirty Dry Cloth away

3. Instructional Program 3
Situation in Which the Activity Will Be Taught:
Mary will be taught within the context of her house kitchen. She will
have a Swiffer Sweeper and Dry Clothes located next to the kitchen closet
for five consecutive days. Since, Mary has trouble with her mobility skills it
will be beneficial for her to have the Swiffer Sweeper already out of the
kitchen closet. After any meal at home is over, Mary will be engaging in this
task. This task will probably be taking place after dinner time. This task is
independent unless her family members need the Swiffer Sweeper at the
same time. In addition, any person or professional will be nearby if
assistance is necessary.
Instructional Format:
Total Task
Prompting Strategy:
Most prompting (Most-Least) will be taking place, only because of the
numerous amounts of steps to complete. Mary will have graduate guidance is
most prompting with physical assistance.
- Natural Cue Plus Controlling Prompts
- Natural Cue Plus Less Intense Prompts
- Natural Cue Plus Least Intense Prompts
Motivation Strategy:
- Completing the activity itself
- Feedback from family members
- Verbal praise

4. Instructional Program 4
- Encourage Mary to reinforce herself for completing the task and
for correction any errors herself
- Rewards, such as more time to listen to music, and watch TV
Other Creative Teaching Strategies:
Because Mary likes helping her family, this activity will be most
effective if she perceives that she is cleaning, sweeping and/or completing
household chores that everyone in the house contributes to, now including
Mary. Through completing this task, Mary has established a sense of
helpfulness to the family and the household.
Data Collection System:
Frequency recording will be collected on Mary’s progress. A chart is
attached to record and visually see when recording the information observed
of each step, including if the step was done correctly or incorrectly. A key is
also present on the chart to refer to when scoring.
Generalization Strategy:
- Try Mary on using another type of Swiffer, such as the Swiffer
Max or the Swiffer Sweeper Vac.
- Point out the similarities and differences between the different
machines and how they operate.
- Try Mary on using the Swiffer Sweeper in another room of the
house, such as the bathroom, and any other room with non-
carpeted floors.