Pocket-ABLLS and Pocket-FFC products NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

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Dear Friends,

I am happy to announce that The Mariposa School has reached an agreement

with Behavior Analysts, Inc. which will allow us to begin selling the

Pocket-ABLLS and Pocket-FFC data collection products to the general public.

These products are based on the ABLLS manual by Dr. Jim Partington and Dr.

Mark Sundberg.

We are very excited about this opportunity. Since putting the information

about our data collection methods on our website, numerous people have

written to us asking if we had considered selling them to other families or

schools.

As some of you are aware, in NC there is no state funding for private

schools like Mariposa (after all what could be better than TEACCH which is

offered in the public schools?), which makes tuition very costly. We have

decided that all proceeds from product sales will be donated to our

scholarship fund, to help lower the fees for families whose children attend

our school.

Many of you saw these products at our booth or my presentation at the Autism

One conference in Chicago at the beginning of May. For those of you who

ordered the products, we hope to begin shipping some time next week. We

are working as quickly as possible to get these out to you. (We weren't

quite prepared for the high volume of interest from the conference.)

For those of you who haven't yet seen the products, you can see samples at

our website on the Training Materials page. Following is a brief

description:

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PROBLEM

Most Verbal Behavior programs emphasize the importance of keeping the focus

on the child, not the data. Traditional methods for recording data in a

notebook are:

· Disruptive to the student focus

· Bulky and awkward to handle during instruction

· Time consuming to set up and manage

· Difficult to carry over into the natural environment (NET)

· Not conducive to timely exchange of information between

teachers

Another important emphasis is the use of transfer procedures to build new

skills based on existing ones. This is often overlooked in home programs

because there are so many separate goals.

SOLUTION

The Pocket-ABLLS and Pocket-FFC products were designed to overcome these

challenges. Data is captured on reusable cards which can be carried

anywhere. In most cases, it is necessary to circle only whether a student

response was prompted or independent. At a later time (when the instructor

is not working with the student) this information is transferred to

corresponding data sheets so that the program supervisor may review trends.

By grouping related goals together on one card, it is easier for instructors

to make sure that all relevant targets are taught before something is

considered “mastered”.

FEATURES

· Laminated, pocket sized cards are portable for use anywhere the

child goes

· Data can be captured quickly on cards and recorded later, so that

the instructor’s attention is focused on the student

· Important notes (techniques, insights) can be written directly

onto the cards for other instructors to see

· Helps to ensure that all targets are probed and taught each day

· Provides a quick “snapshot” of current and mastered goals

· Easy to make sure mastered goals are maintained by cycling through

the cards

POCKET-ABLLS

Includes all goals and targets (except FFC) from the ABLLS.

· Approximately 1200 laminated 3” x 4” cards

· Notebook divided by ABLLS categories

· CD-ROM containing data sheets

POCKET-FFC

Includes items divided by categories with feature, function and class

phrases for receptive ID, tacts, intraverbals and reversals.

· 400 laminated 4” x 5” cards (16 categories)

· Notebook

· CD-ROM containing data sheets

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. We hope these

products will make your lives easier!

s (Cary, NC)

persistentC@...

President and Executive Director

The Mariposa School for Children with Autism

www.MariposaSchool.org

919-461-0600