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| Using Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior for Language Assessment and Intervention for Children with Autism |
| Friday, May 26, 2006 |
| 10:00 AM–5:00 PM |
| Courtland |
| Area: VBC; Domain: Basic Research |
| CE Instructor: Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D. |
| MARK L. SUNDBERG (Sundberg and Associates) |
| Description: B.F. Skinner's (1957) analysis of verbal behavior has provided professionals and parents with a conceptual roadmap for analyzing and treating language disorders. This workshop will begin with a brief overview of B. F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior, followed by a presentation of the most recent applications of the analysis to language assessment and intervention. The major focus will be on the use of a verbal behavior analysis to examine a number of common language barriers that often impede language acquisition. Participants will learn intervention strategies that may help to remove those barriers. In addition, this workshop will present the most recent task analysis of the verbal operants, and strategies for teaching each of them. |
| Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to use a behavioral approach to language assessment (e.g., mands, tacts, and intraverbals). Participants will be able to explain how a behavioral analysis of language is different from a cognitive analysis of language Participants will be able to describe how to teach manding Participants will be able to describe how to teach intraverbal behavior Participants will be able to describe the common elements of matching-to-sample, receptive discriminations, and RFFC Participants will be able to explain how to use the concepts from the book Verbal Behavior to analyze language deficits Participants will be able to explain how to use concepts from the book Verbal Behavior to analyze language curricula |
| Activities: Attendees will participate in didactic presentations, discussions, and exercises in the analysis of verbal behavior. A 250 page handout will be provided to each participant. |
| Audience: Participants should have a strong working knowledge of behavior analysis and some interest in the application of behavior analysis to language assessment and intervention. |
| Content Area: Practice |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |