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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
The Applied Behavior Analysis( ABA) approach teaches social, motor, and verbal behaviors as well as reasoning skills. ABA treatment is especially useful in teaching behaviors to children with autism who may otherwise not "pick up" these behaviors on their own as other children would.
ABA uses careful behavioral observation and positive reinforcement or prompting to teach each step of a behavior. A child's behavior is reinforced with a reward when he or she performs each of the steps correctly. Undesirable behaviors, or those that interfere with learning and social skills, are watched closely. The goal is to determine what happens to trigger a behavior, and what happens after that behavior to reinforce it. The idea is to remove these triggers and reinforcers from the child's environment. New reinforcers are then used to teach the child a different behavior in response to the same trigger.
Creative Teaching CAP promotes the ABA teaching strategy by providing many opportunities for parents and teachers to work one on one or in groups with students. In these interactions with our materials, teachers and parents are encouraged to reward desired responses and gently assist when students need a little extra help. Using this technique has proven to effectively teach students with special needs and it is really fun to celebrate their successes with them!
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