Top 6 Tips on How to Assist the Learner in the Classroom through ABA

Many of ABA Works’ learners are returning to physical school sessions and are showing challenging behaviors due to this transition. If your child or learner is also resuming school in-person sessions, here are some tips on how ABA strategies can assist your child or the learner to be successful in the classroom: This step is […]

Top 3 tips for a Successful Pairing

When you are meeting the learner, or it is the first-time meeting, it is important to first focus on pairing. That means that the learner will have access to preferred activities through you (and not free access). When you have successfully paired yourself, the learner will become motivated to follow your lead and think of […]

5 Key Components of an ABA Session

If you are going to work as a Behavior Technician and you will be having your first ABA session, you may be wondering how it will be conducted. While each case will be different, the format of an ABA session will remain the same. Here are the 5 components on how an ABA session is […]

Top 5 ABA Tips for Parents: How to Support Students During Distance Learning

Currently in California, parents have the option to have their children resume school in-person or continue distance learning. If you are planning to continue distance learning for your learner, here are 5 tips on how to provide support: While doing distance learning it is important to establish a routine for your learner. By having a […]

Instructional Control: 7 Amazing Steps

Instructional Control: 7 Amazing Steps to Earn and Maintain When you are meeting your learner for the first time, it is important to first focus on and establish pairing. It is through pairing, that we can establish and maintain instructional control. Instructional control means that you and the learner have a positive working relationship where the learner is motivated to follow your lead. If you want to teach your learner a self-help skill, communication skill, or […]

Token Economy: 6 Best Steps on How to Set Up a Token Economy

Token Economy: 6 Steps on How to Set Up a Token Economy  The world we live in uses various token economies regularly where we earn money and exchange that money for something we want. In the field of  ABA, the token economy can be applied in the same way. Behavior Frontiers (2011), stated “a token economy is a system in which tokens are earned for appropriate behaviors and exchanged later for reinforcers.” This is a useful tool to work on an […]

Using Preference Assessments to Motivate Individuals

Motivation is vital within the science of applied behavior analysis (ABA) because the interest of an individual is used as a strategy to motivate them to accomplish tasks which may not be accomplished (whether that’s due to a skill deficit, preference, or some other reason). As human beings, we all like different things. We are […]