Behavior Management: Activities as Reinforcers

This is a series of seven blogs to help teachers, parents and therapists bring students under instructional control so that teaching can occur. The components of the series are Behavior Management: An Overview Behavior Management: Bribes or Rewards – The Fundamental Question Behavior Management: Praise and Encouragement Behavior Management: Activities as Reinforcers Behavior Management: PointContinue reading “Behavior Management: Activities as Reinforcers”

Behavior Management: Praise and Encouragement – 91 Ways to Say “Good for You”

This is a series of seven blogs to help teachers, parents and therapists bring students under instructional control so that teaching can occur. The components of the series are Behavior Management: An Overview Behavior Management: Bribes or Rewards – The Fundamental Question Behavior Management: Praise and Encouragement Behavior Management: Activities as Reinforcers Behavior Management: PointContinue reading “Behavior Management: Praise and Encouragement – 91 Ways to Say “Good for You””

Behavior Management: Bribes or Rewards – The Fundamental Question

This is a series of seven blogs to help teachers, parents and therapists bring students under instructional control so that teaching can occur. The components of the series are Behavior Management: An Overview Behavior Management: Bribes or Rewards – The Fundamental Question Behavior Management: Praise and Encouragement Behavior Management: Activities as Reinforcers Behavior Management: PointContinue reading “Behavior Management: Bribes or Rewards – The Fundamental Question”

Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

A New Challenge: Setting up an Academic Program for Autistic Students At the end of November 2008, I began a journey, both literally and figuratively into the world of autism. I was invited by Eva Hyto, founder of the Hong Kong Junior School, to assist her in setting up an academic program for 7 autisticContinue reading “Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)”

Case Study: Helping Autism Therapists

Dr. Joel Hundert is one of the founders of the Behavior Institute (the other is his wife, Dr. Nicole Walton-Allen), a faculty member at McMaster University  and author of Inclusion of Students with Autism: Using ABA-based and school-based supports in General Education.  His company has provided in-home services to children on the autism spectrum for the pastContinue reading “Case Study: Helping Autism Therapists”