Videos

This brief video introduces key issues related to managing problem behavior, especially function based approaches to behavior management. Positive methods focusing on teaching communication skills and other skill building approaches are emphasized.

Scheduling, materials organization, and data collection systems are discussed in this brief overview.

The use of systematic gathering of data and the analysis and response to that data are presented to highlight this important process.

Most education in schools occurs in groups. This introduction reviews the basics of establishing group instruction for students with autism including direct instruction techniques.

This segment provides a brief description of fluency training and its importance in teaching procedures.

Included in this segment is a brief review of processes for providing intensive teaching as a form of discrete trial instruction. The clip covers the basics of providing a mixed and varied approach to instruction with errorless teaching procedures.

Techniques and processes for systematically addressing teaching through natural interactions occurring during the school day are introduced. Natural environment teaching is presented as a means of using the studentâ?s motivation, promoting generalization, and having student's learn to respond outside of highly structured settings.

The importance of planned and systematic social skills training and the relation between verbal skills and social skills are introduced.

Some central components related to training staff in delivering quality instruction for students with autism are discussed with brief examples of training models.

A brief description of instructional considerations in planning vocal training programs for students with autism.