Mark Sundberg Dallas September

[Guest guest]

Much more information at www.featnt.org  FEAT North Texas Presents:

SEPTEMBER 22 & 23, 2005

TEACHING LANGUAGE TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL

DISABILITIES

COLLEYVILLE CENTER

COLLEYVILLE, TX

With Speaker:

Dr. Mark Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

> A Two Day Conference for: Parents, Educators, Administrators,

> Psychologists, Diagnosticians, Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists,

Physical

> Therapists, and other professionals working with children with autism.

>

> Participants

>

> Define and exemplify the basic verbal operants (i.e., mand, tact,

> intraverbal, etc.)

>

> Describe a behavioral approach to language assessment

>

> Describe how a mand might become defective and what to do about it

>

> Describe how to establish an early language intervention program for

> children with autism

>

> Explain how matching to sample can be used to teach receptive

> discriminations and RFFC

>

> Describe how to teach more advanced language skills such as intraverbal

> skills and mands for information

> This workshop will cover the basic elements of B. F. Skinner’s analysis of

> verbal behavior as a conceptual basis for language assessment and intervention

> for children with autism. DAY 1 (THURSDAY) The first day will focus on

> language analysis and assessment, and beginning a language intervention

program

> for a child with autism who has a vocabulary of less than 50 words or signs.

> Topics will include early mand training, defective mands, vocal development

> through mand frames, automatic and direct reinforcement procedures, and echoic

> training procedures. In addition procedures for teaching tacts, receptive

> language, and matching to sample will be presented.

>

> THURSDAY EVENING

> SOCIAL Q & A WITH DR. SUNDBERG

> Thursday evening take part in a rare opportunity to ask detailed and

> specific questions relating to Applied Behavior Analysis and how to administer

the

> ABLLS .

>

> Whether you are a parent or professional you will not want to miss this.

>

DAY 2 (FRIDAY)

The second day of the workshop will focus on more advanced skills such as

advanced manding, intraverbal and RFFC training (listener skills), beginning

sentences, and the use of reading as a teaching tool. A new sequence

(curriculum)

of these advanced verbal skills will be presented. Additional topics discussed

over the two-day workshop will include staff training, behavior problems,

vocal development, classroom design, IEPS, augmentative communication,

inclusion,

peer interaction, self-stimulation, common teaching errors, and the power of

Behavior Analysis as an ongoing conceptual tool to guide the intervention

program.

Continuing Eduction Certifications or Continuing education hours will be

provided. Information will be posted as available. 

> ABOUT DR. MARK Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA

>

Dr. Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA received his doctorate degree in Applied

Behavior Analysis from Western Michigan University (1980) under the direction of

Dr. Jack . He is the founder and past editor of the journal The

Analysis of Verbal Behavior, which is now published by The Association for

Behavior

Analysis: International, and co-author (with W. Partington, Ph.D.) of

the books Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other Developmental

Disabilities, and The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills: The

ABLLS.

He has published over 40 professional papers, given over 350 conference

presentations and workshops, and taught 70 college courses on behavior analysis,

verbal behavior, sign language, and child development. Dr. Sundberg received the

2001 “Distinguished Psychology Department Alumnus Award†from Western

Michigan University.

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