Early Learner Q & A

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December Q&A

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November Q&A

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• Cathy question about doing color category program as a side while teaching unknown tacts: 00:19 – 1:2
• Cathy question about teaching math skills: 1:21 – 02:35
• Question about which question to start with with a Profile B Learner: 02:36 – 03:11
• Question about Profile B Learners needing to do the EESA test: 03:13 – 04:05
• Question about how to incorporate tacting into natural environment teaching and how to support kids in spontaneous tacting: 04:10 – 05:54
• Cathy question about teaching names of people: 05:56 – 06:21
• Kelsey question about getting rid of the “say:” 06:26 – 09:39
• Anna question about what to teach her child: 09:45 – 14:31
• Cathy question about what to do if a child goes into stimming when asked most intraverbals: 14:32 – 15:31
• Kelsey question about teaching Feature, Function and Class as intraverbals to a Profile B Learner: 15:32 – 19:11
• Mary’s advice to Kelsey on Listener Responding by Feature, Function and Class (LRFFC) programming: 19:14 – 21:34
• Cathy question about teaching a kid to answer his own name: 21:40 – 22:32
• Lovaas type therapy vs. VB question: 24:20 – 29:19
• Question about knowing when a student is ready for Language for Learning: 32:42 – 34:51
• Mary’s thoughts on Anna’s 2-step outside the table: 36:34 – 38:15
• Question about crosswalk of skills needed for the VB-MAPP: 39:36 – 40:43
• Mary reiterates being careful what you’re teaching and how you’re teaching kids: 41:15 – 44:07
• Question about how to move a child from tacting verbs using 1 word “brushing” to 2 words: 44:10 – 45:53
• Question about a crosswalk between VB-MAPP and Language for Learning: 45:58 – 47:25
• Question about how to avoid weird language: 47:29 – 48:10
• Question about pre-requisite skills needed on the VB-MAPP in order to be successful in Language for Learning: 48:11 – 49:29

October Q&A

• Jiselle question about who can make an autism diagnosis: 01:12 – 03:23
• Mary and Jiselle talks about Braxton’s symptoms of autism, Jiselle’s struggle getting therapy in place, and considering moving to get better services: 03:30 – 12:45
• Mona question about hiring a team for her daughter: 13:25 – 20:07

September Q&A

• Mary discusses Walk with Me program: 00:35 – 03:38
• Karen question about teaching not to touch hot things and adjusting water temperature: 03:46 – 05:49
• Lisa question about Ident-A-Kid card: 05:54 – 06:31
• Kelsey question about getting everything wrong on the distracter trial: 07:15 – 09:53
• Anna question about what skills to teach an 11-year old: 10:10 – 17:06
• Anna describes how his son’s school teaches skills: 17:08 – 17:54
• Mary’s advice to Anna being discouraged to fight for implementing VB at school: 18:10 -22:42
• Question about how to teach labeling hunger, thirst and sleepiness: 22:44 – 25:47
• Cathy question about saying “yes” instead of the item name: 25:48 – 28:19
• Mary suggests getting Anna’s son back to public school: 28:50 – 31:12
• Kelsey asks about starting to teach yes/no manding: 31:25 – 35:13