How to create a willing learner

June 1, 2010

Dayton Area Families for Effective Autism Treatment

Press Release

June 1, 2010

Release No. 6-10-01

Sometimes children with autism are difficult to motivate, so

teaching academic skills and other tasks can seem like an impossible job. How

can you become a more effective teacher for students who are often indifferent?

What's the secret to creating a willing learner?

Amber Valentino, Psy.D, BCBA-D, will present " I Want to Learn! An

Introduction to Beginning Structured Teaching, " from 9 a.m. to noon on June 19

at the Children's Medical Center of Dayton. The workshop will focus on the use

of positive reinforcement to create independence. It will also center on prompt

fading procedures, behavioral momentum and decreasing problem behavior.

Specifics of planned instruction using a verbal approach such as pace of

tutoring, combinations of easy and difficult tasks, and mixing and varying

expectations, will be reviewed, demonstrated and practiced. This lecture will

emphasize video review of actual teaching sessions that highlight common methods

used to teach language skills across a variety of learners.

The workshop is sponsored by Dayton Area Families for Effective

Autism Treatment (DAFEAT) and is the sixth in a series of 12 seminars to be

conducted in 2010. This lecture is free for DAFEAT members. Cost for

non-members is $36 for an individual (or $60 for married couples) and includes a

year-long DAFEAT membership. To register online, visit www.dafeat.org or email

registration@....

Dr. Valentino earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from

Xavier University in 2008. She is a licensed psychologist and board certified

behavior analyst. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of language

deficits particularly in children with autism. She currently works for a

nonprofit organization in Atlanta, GA, where she is responsible for case

management, staff training, supervision of undergraduate and graduate trainees,

and parent training and consultation.

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