by Sasha Long, M.A., BCBA | Jan 14, 2020 | Interventions |
Everything you do, everything I do, and everything your students do happens for a reason. All of our behaviors are communicating something. Some behaviors may be trying to communicate wanting access to something. Access to attention, items, activities, sensory...
by Gina Russell, B.S , M.Ed | Jan 9, 2020 | Data, Interventions |
Creating a Goal Program Let’s be honest here, creating goal programs for a caseload of students can be very daunting and hard to tackle. The beauty in it though, is that once you have the structure finished, you can easily collect data, update materials and chart...
by Sasha Long, M.A., BCBA | Jan 6, 2020 | Interventions |
Before you get started implementing a behavior plan, designing a token economy, or training your staff – there is one important thing you need to work on first. The first step is you. The first step is making sure you have the mindset for success. The first step...
by Sasha Long, M.A., BCBA | Dec 16, 2019 | Interventions |
1. Take a deep breath. This advice seems so absolutely silly and obvious. I used to hate when people would tell me to take a deep breath. “Got it. I’m breathing. I’m not going to suffocate myself. Chill.” But then I realized that sometimes in a...
by Sasha Long, M.A., BCBA | Dec 10, 2019 | Interventions |
Let’s go through a little scenario. You have a student in your classroom who is going through a hard time. There are lots of behaviors. Big behaviors. Frequent big behaviors. Behaviors that are dangerous to your student and others. You are trying all the things....
by Sasha Long, M.A., BCBA | Oct 7, 2019 | Interventions, Visuals |
Timers are a must have in any classroom. They are great for fluency timing, teaching waiting, showing when transitions will come, and tracking behaviors. Visual timers have the added bonus of illustrating the passage of time. Many children may not yet understand...
