Dr. Partington speaking in Baltimore, MD

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I am posting this for Behavior Analysts, Inc. Please contact them for more

info.

Jenn

For additional information please e-mail: prosser@... or

call (925) 210-9370 ext. 100 (9:00am - 2:00 pm PST).

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BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS, INC. PRESENTS TWO WORKSHOPS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31ST

Teaching Language Skills to Children with Autism or Other Developmental

Disabilities

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST

The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (The ABLLS)

WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND AIDES, SPEECH AND

LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS, SUPPORT

COORDINATORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONALS

by

W. Partington, Ph.D., BCBA

Behavior Analysts, Inc.

at the

Wyndham Baltimore

101 West Fayette St.

Baltimore, land 21201

Workshop 1 (Friday, January 31st)

This workshop is designed to provide an overview of B.F. Skinner's analysis

of language to parents, educators, and other practitioners. A review of the

primary types of verbal operants (expressive language skills) will be

provided along with a videotape review of teaching methods typically used to

teach those skills.

Participants will learn how to assess a child's language abilities, and how

to design and implement an appropriate language intervention program. A

major emphasis will be placed on identifying methods to enhance and utilize

motivational variables (establishing operations) to teach language in both

structured teaching sessions and in daily activities.

Techniques for coordinating the ongoing decision making necessary for

effective language intervention and methods of data collection and tracking

will be presented.

Workshop 2 (Saturday, February 1st)

The ABLLS workshop will provide the participant with the tools to analyze and

track learner skills and develop a comprehensive language-based curriculum

for children with autism or other developmental disabilities. Participants

will receive The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills set (The

ABLLS).

Mail orders: Workshop Registration, Behavior Analysts, Inc., 1941 Oak Park

Blvd., Suite 30, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Fax orders: (925) 210-0436