What is Video Modeling? How Do You Use It?
Video modeling is an evidence-based prompting strategy that can be used to increase positive behaviors and aid in skill acquisition in individuals with autism. It is a teaching method where an individual watches a video of someone completing an activity and imitates the activity themselves.
To see each format in practice, Michele LaMarche's recorded session Video Modeling & Video Prompting as a Treatment Intervention compares basic modeling, self-modeling, point-of-view modeling and video prompting, with example footage and what to get right when you film ($39).
Research shows that many individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) learn best through visual means. A review of single-case studies found video modeling and video self-modeling effective for teaching social, communication and functional skills to children and adolescents with ASD (Bellini & Akullian, 2007). According to research, video modeling, especially video (self) modeling is a very effective method for many learners to learn functional living skills.
With this technique, one would create a task analysis for the skill being targeted and videotape the learner, peer or even the parent or instructor performing the task based on the task analysis. The learner would watch the video and then perform the task with the least to most prompting. This strategy works best if the videos can be played on portable devices so that they can be viewed immediately preceding the task.
Quick Tip:
Although videos can be any length, the video must show the skill in its entirety.
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