This two-day workshop will illustrate through extensive use of video how applying the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis to teaching Verbal Behavior (VB) can be effective in classroom settings for students with autism.
Research has demonstrated that the application of these principles to teaching language and other related skills lead to the development of functional communication skills, reduction in problem behavior, and an increase in social interactions.

This two-day workshop is designed to help prepare participants to establish instructional control and teach functional communication skills to students with autism and other developmental disabilities using the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) with an emphasis on B.F. Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior.

This two-day workshop is designed to help prepare participants to teach language and other related skills to students with autism and other developmental disabilities utilizing natural environment teaching (NET). Hands-on activities will provide instruction on how to select, plan, and implement individual and group lessons based on student motivation. It is recommended that a VB-MAPP guide and protocol be brought to the workshop.

This two-day workshop is designed to help prepare participants to assess students using the Verbal Behavior Milestones and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) and interpret results. The VB-MAPP is based on B.F. Skinner’s (1957) analysis of verbal behavior, established developmental milestones, and research from the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA).

Over the past 25 years, an effective technology for reducing problem behavior has emerged within the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA). The literature on functional analysis provides teachers and parents with reinforcement-based approaches for addressing problem behavior and is considered “best practice” for determining the underlying causes of noncompliance, aggression, self-injury and stereotypy.

This two-day workshop is designed to help prepare participants to teach advanced language skills to students with autism and other developmental disabilities. Hands-on activities will provide instruction on how to teach these skills utilizing specific prompting procedures within a discrete trial format. It is strongly recommended that a VB-MAPP guide and protocol be brought to the workshop.

Direct Instruction – Pioneered by Professor Siegfried Engelmann in the 1960s, Direct Instruction (DI) is a method of instruction that is explicit, intensive, and teacher-directed. This method is based on a careful analysis of different content areas to determine the sequence of skills and concepts needed to master a wide variety of academic subjects.