Behavior

How detailed should your behavior intervention plans be? Should parents be involved in the process as well? Pennington explains.

BCBAs are trained to use defined methods for applied behavior analysis, but can anyone use these strategies? Dr. Pennington explains.

What is the three-term contingency as it applies to behavior analysis? Dr. Pennington explains.

Developing a like/dislike list for each student could be a boon to teaching strategies and support positive behavior change and maintenance.

Don't force a reluctant student to "join the rest" if he is more comfortable watching the group and following along, especially if he can show that he is learnign the content.

Marissa learns that pointing means making a choice.

Teachers work to problem solve a student's behavior during snack time by making changes to his visual choice board.

Norma uses wait time and prompting to support a student who is learning to verbally make choices.