TEACHING VERBAL BEHAVIOR IN THE INTENSIVE TEACHING ENVIRONMENT

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TEACHING VERBAL BEHAVIOR IN THE

INTENSIVE TEACHING ENVIRONMENT

HANDS ON VB WORKSHOP

This TWO-day workshop conducted by Holly Kibbe, MS, BCABA and Cherish

Twigg, MS, BCABA, provides consultants, therapists, other professionals

and parents (who take an active role in their child's language

program) with guided practice in implementing the methods described in

introductory verbal behavior workshops. This hands-on workshop is

devoted to teaching entirely in the intensive teaching environment. The

participants will spend most of their time practicing the methods of

effective instruction. Participants will receive precise feedback on

their teaching methods. The participants will be provided supervised

practice in the areas of:

* Establishing instructional control with an unwilling learner;

* Manipulating motivating operations (MO) during teaching

opportunities to maintain learner attention;

* How to develop an intensive teaching program using the ABLLS

(Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills, Drs. Partington and

Sundberg);

* Video examples and guided instruction to teach many objectives

indicated in the ABLLS;

* Teaching language in the intensive teaching environment to non

vocal children using sign language;

* Teaching early to advanced receptive skills;

* Teaching early to advanced motor imitation skills;

* Teaching early to advanced tacting skills;

* Teaching early to advanced intraverbal skills;

* Organizing your program materials and data recording methods,

including hands on practice for data recording.

Prerequisites: Participants should have previously attended some type

of intro to VB workshop and have at least some experience teaching

children with autism. Requests to attend this workshop without prior

intro workshop attendance will be considered. It is recommended to

bring an ABLLS manual to the course.

Cost: $395 per person Date: May 13-14, 2008 Location: 188 Needham

St.

Newton, MA 02464

Time: Registration 8:30-9am. Presentation Monday 9am-5pm, Tuesday 8-3.

There will be a one hour lunch break on your own day one

There will be a working lunch on day 2

To register please contact eweber1022@...

<mailto:eweber1022@...> .

*Confidence Connection does have the intro to VB workshop on video for

those who would like to attend. J