by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Jan 25, 2023 | Basic Skills, Classroom Instruction, Expressive Language, Interventions, Play, Receptive Language |
Working with families is an important part of any learner’s success. There are strategies that I have found to be most successful. My team and I are sure to communicate with families in their preferred method at least once a week. Some families prefer daily...
by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Jan 11, 2023 | Basic Skills, Classroom Instruction, Classroom Setup, Curriculum Ideas, Interventions, Organization & Classroom Setup |
Many of us know the advantages to ABA (applied behavior analysis) and what it can do for not only people with Autism, but in changing any human behavior. ABA was not started because of Autistic individuals. ABA is the science of human behavior that uses techniques and...
by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Dec 14, 2022 | Academics, Basic Skills, Interventions, Visuals |
The use of prompts is necessary when teaching new skills to learners, especially when using errorless learning. There is a fine line between over prompting and under prompting. My team and I have worked hard to distinguish the difference of both and what that might...
by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Nov 23, 2022 | Basic Skills, Classroom Instruction, Classroom Setup, Interventions, Organization & Classroom Setup, Visuals |
I have had experience teaching in a public-school setting, a therapeutic day school setting, and now I am in an ABA clinic setting. In all these settings, I have seen many skills within small and large groups needed for all of my learners. The skill of being able to...
by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Sep 28, 2022 | Basic Skills, Classroom Instruction, Classroom Setup, Communication, Interventions, Life Skills |
The executive functions course was an eye opener for myself and how I teach. Then when I got into researching Dr. Robert Schramm and Dr. Greg Hanley, I reviewed the way I taught in the past and what I want to change for the future. Teaching these skills with...
by Abigail Rivera | Aug 16, 2022 | Basic Skills, Life Skills |
Getting a job is only the tip of the iceberg to adulting. Luckily I haven’t dived into the depths of adulting to the point that I have to buy insurance and make payments. Though I still have the basic adult duties that mostly involve socializing. As many of you...