Precision Teaching Conference 11/8-9 in burg PA

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Hi all,

I thought this might be of interest to some of you - Precision Teaching

is a very structured behavioral way to teach - you measure your results

and chart them, making decisions on how to proceed using the data. They

do alot of things with speed and fluency as a way to help kids retain

material. There are several sessions specifically about using PT to

help teach kids with autism - I have listed those descriptions below.

There is a website where you can download the whole program booklet as a

PDF file (you need Adobe to do this) at:

http://www.pattan.k12.pa.us/

On the link to the left click on: Upcoming events

Scroll down to Non PaTTAN Sponsored Events

Click on: NOV

Then click on: International Precision Teaching Conference in

burg, PA

Just FYI...

Barb B

Ann Arbor MI

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The Fifteenth Annual Precision Teaching Conference

Friday and Saturday, November 8th & 9th, burg, PA

As a set of unique methods and procedures designed to measure behavior

and facilitate decision making, Precision Teaching has made many

important discoveries about learning. Founded in the 1960’s by Ogden

Lindsley, Precision Teachers continue to make applied and experimental

contributions to the educational and psychological literature. This

year, 2002, marks the 15th annual proceeding of the International

Precision Teaching Conference (IPTC). The conference presentations

demonstrate how Precision Teaching continues to grow and expand. The

diversity of presentations also reflects the wide-ranging utility of

Precision Teaching.

ACCOMMODATIONS: The Best Western-Hershey will offer the special

conference rate of $65/night plus tax. This rate will include shuttle

service to and from the conference site (and to/from the airport with 48

hours advance notice). Call 1-800-233-0338 for reservations. When

registering, please ask for the special conference rate and mention that

this is for the International Precision Teaching Conference.

For Airport information call the burg International Airport at

717-944-8933.

Friday 9:00 A.M.

Alison L. Moors (Fabrizio/Moors Consulting) A. Fabrizio

(Fabrizio/Moors Consulting & University of Washington)

Integrating Speech Language Pathology and Precision Teaching to Improve

Intervention Services to Children with Autism

Intervention services to children with disabilities may be significantly

enhanced through the thoughtful collaboration of service providers from

different disciplines. The current paper will present two case studies

in which Speech Language Pathologists and Behavior Analysts specializing

in Precision Teaching worked collaboratively to improve the language

development of two children with autism. The subject matter expertise

available from Speech Pathology, combined with the measurement and

data-based decision expertise available through Precision Teaching

proved an effective combination for enhancing the services these

children received. Charted performance data along with videotaped

examples will be used throughout to illustrate the points discussed

within the presentation.

Friday 2 P.M.

Alison L. Moors (Fabrizio/Moors Consulting) Sara J. Pahl (Fabrizio/Moors

Consulting) Schirmer (Fabrizio/Moors Consulting)

Teaching and Measuring Daily Living and Recreational Skills for Children

with Autism

In the past 25 years, much attention has been paid to home programming

utilizing the science of Applied Behavior Analysis for teaching children

with autism. Moreover, the addition of a Precision Teaching measurement

system to home programming is beginning to gain momentum. Even though

these programs typically target academic, language, and social skills;

clinicians and educators must consider a broader range of skills to

teach in order to help integrate students into their every-day family

life. This presentation will focus on teaching and measuring functional

daily living skills in the areas of self-help and leisure activities

using the Standard Celeration Chart. Charted performance data along with

videotaped examples will be used throughout to illustrate the points

discussed within the presentation.

Saturday, 9 A.M.

A. Fabrizio (Fabrizio/Moors Consulting & University of

Washington) Alison L. Moors (Fabrizio/Moors Consulting)

Developing Requisite Language Components Skills for Reading

Comprehension in Children with Autism

Learning to read is essential in today’s society. Children with autism,

while usually quite adept at learning the rules required for basic

decoding, often lack the necessary language component skills to ensure

they understand what they decode. Therefore, it is common for children

with autism to engage in decoding of text, but be unable to further

their reading proficiency because of missing or weak language component

skills. This presentation will present a component/composite analysis of

important language preskills for reading comprehension along with skill

descriptions, recommended frequency aims, sample performance data, and

videotape examples of children with autism working to improve each

skill.

Saturday, 2 P.M.

A. Fabrizio (Fabrizio/Moors Consulting & University of

Washington) Alison L. Moors (Fabrizio/Moors Consulting)

It’s Not an “Either-Or” Situation: Combining a Verbal Behavior Analysis

of Language and Precision Teaching in Services to Children with Autism

and Related Disabilities

Over the past several years, there has been much interest in the

application of instructional techniques derived from Precision Teaching

and Skinner’s(1957) behavior analysis of language. While each of these

interest areas represents significant advancement in clinical service

delivery to children with autism and related disabilities, service

providers and consumers often perceive them as separate and distinct.

This distinction is an arbitrary one from both theoretical and pragmatic

standpoints. The current paper will discuss this distinction as well as

present numerous examples of skills identified through a verbal behavior

analysis of language and taught to mastery through techniques derived

from Precision Teaching. Both charted performance data and videotaped

examples will be used to exemplify points addressed within the

presentation.

Saturday, 3 P.M.

A. Fabrizio (Fabrizio/Moors Consulting & University of

Washington) Alison L. Moors (Fabrizio/Moors Consulting)

Teaching Advanced Language Skills to Children with Autism and Related

Disabilities

Much has been added in terms of improving the quality of intervention

children with autism receive through the addition of techniques derived

from Precision Teaching and a verbal behavior analysis of language.

Beyond facility in basic verbal operants, however, children with autism

of all levels often require explicit instruction in more advanced

language skills. The current presentation will outline important

advanced language skills for children with autism to more fully develop

their speaking repertoires. Charted performance data and videotaped

examples of children engaged in timed practice with each of these skills

will be shown to illustrate each skill discussed. Throughout the

presentation, we will emphasize the benefits garnered by placing skills

derived through a verbal behavior analysis into a fluency-based

instructional arrangement.