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Working with early learners who are developing a way to communicate with the world can be so very exciting! Watching a student learn that their communication matters and is powerful is an amazing process. Manding or requesting is a vital skill to work on for student’s at this language level. Below I will chat about general manding and share my…
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Assessment and Free Webinar Training Knowing what assessment to use for students with more complex communication needs can be overwhelming! I wanted to share with you a tool that is very helpful in my practice. The VB-MAPP. The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) is a wonderful assessment that is such a valuable tool when working with children…
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Welcome to my training tips and tools for introducing the verbal operants. In this blog post you will find a description of the operants mand, tact, echoic, intraverbal. At the bottom of the post, you will find a video that you can use with staff to “test” their understanding of these operants in a super fun way!! Learning about the…
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Working with students with autism can be overwhelming! How can I get my student to attend to the materials I am using? How can I goal set, when there are so many areas to work on? Using a robust assessment is a great first step. The VB-MAPP ( Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program) created by Dr. Mark Sundberg,…
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Do you work with individuals in middle school, high school and beyond who have very limited leisure skills? Leisure skills allow us to enjoy life and have something fun to engage in either alone or with friends. When leisure skills are a deficit, they need to be addressed within a student’s day. If we do not directly teach leisure skills,…
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If you are new here, welcome! Let me introduce myself. My name is Rosemarie Griffin. I am a speech language pathologist and a board certified behavior analyst. I work in both a public school and a private school for students with autism and other complex communication disorders. Being able to use my background in both fields, has allowed me to…
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