This article describes a six-step program designed to teach relational vocabulary in
classroom settings. The goal of this program is to establish generative use of the
relational vocabulary items targeted. Based on an earlier program by the second
author, this program employs methods discussed in the literature for facilitating
concept learning and generalization. These methods focus on the systematic
modification of both example, presentation (including non-defining characteristics
and situational distractions) and reponse prompting.
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