During VOISS lessons, Todd learned to raise his hand and say, “Excuse me, [Mr./Ms. Teacher’s Name], can I talk to you for a minute?” Before these lessons, Todd had often made rude comments during class that disrupted the learning environment. During VOISS training,...
During VOISS lessons, Todd learned to identify situations where rules don’t work and to change strategies appropriately. He learned that rules are meant to help us and those around us, but some rules are okay to break in certain circumstances. Specifically, he...
During VOISS lessons, Rico learned that personal strengths are tasks or actions an individual performs well. Weaknesses are tasks or actions an individual struggles with. Rico knew that responding emotionally to situations was one of his weaknesses. Rico learned to...
Rico learned to identify the impact of his behavior on others and himself during VOISS lessons. He learned the way he behaves has an emotional impact on others, and in certain situations, may make others want to avoid him in the future. He also learned that when he...
During VOISS lessons, Rico learned to describe different problems as small, medium, or large. For example, getting a bad grade on a single assignment was a small problem, losing his backpack was a medium problem, and an active tornado was a big problem. Ms. Rao...
Rico learned to label different emotions during VOISS lessons. He learned how specific situations can elicit different emotions. Ms. Rao wanted to make sure Rico could label his emotions during real situations throughout the day. Ms. Rao created a lesson to help...
During VOISS lessons, George learned to follow three different three-step directions. George consistently followed these directions across settings. Ms. Rao created a lesson to help George practice the skill of following multiple-step directions (Executive &...
During VOISS lessons, George learned the steps for some basic self-care tasks at home. Ms. Rao wanted to make sure George could initiate and complete a variety of age-appropriate tasks. Ms. Rao created a lesson to help George practice the skills of initiating tasks...
During VOISS lessons, Dylan learned to give her address to authority figures (e.g., police officers, 911 operators) upon request. She also learned to identify authority figures and situations when she may need to provide personal information. Ms. Jones was...
During VOISS lessons, Dylan learned to say “excuse me” after burping and to say “thank you” when someone did something for her (e.g., serving her food at lunchtime). Ms. Jones created a lesson to help Dylan practice understanding the rules of etiquette and when needed...
Through VOISS lessons, Dylan learned that it is important to wear deodorant every day as part of personal hygiene. Specifically, VOISS lessons taught Dylan to put on deodorant every morning after brushing her teeth. Ms. Jones created a lesson to help Dylan...
During VOISS lessons, Dylan learned that it’s okay not to wear a bra at home, but it’s important to wear bras in public. Data from VOISS lessons indicated Dylan understood when wearing a bra was appropriate, but Ms. Jones wanted to make sure Dylan knew how to wear a...