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Description: Reinforcement systems are methods to provide consequences following particular behaviors. The purpose of these consequences is to make it more likely that these behaviors will occur again in the future. There are several examples of reinforcement systems: token economies, behavior contracts, and group-oriented contingencies. In a token economy, a person is taught that an…
Alice Shillingsburg, PhD., BCBA-D; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute & Sarah Frampton, PhD., BCBA-D; University of Nebraska-Omaha Description: Direct Instruction (DI) is an approach to teaching that consists of a carefully designed sequence of instructional material and an explicit approach to delivering instruction to students. Although the techniques are continually being improved upon,…
Individuals with autism often receive services from multi-disciplinary teams. In addition to educators and early interventionists, you will find descriptions of many of these service providers below. Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) Board certified behavior analysts conduct behavioral assessments and provide interpretations of the results of such assessments. They design and supervise behavior analytic interventions…
Randi, J., Newman, T., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2010). Teaching children with autism to read for meaning: Challenges and possibilities. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 40(7), 890-902. Reviewed by: Anton Shcherbakov Rutgers University Why study this topic? Teaching individuals to read for meaning is challenging – even for typically developing children. For children with…
Bloom, S. E., Iwata, B. A., Fritz, J. N., Roscoe, E. M., & Carreau, A. B. (2011). Classroom application of a trial-based functional analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(1), 19-31. Reviewed by: Laurie Brophy, LCSW, BCBA Why research this topic? Researchers have shown that interventions for problematic behaviors are safest and most effective…