ABLLS Workshop in Sarasota, FL

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BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS, INC.

W. Partington, Ph.D., BCBA

ANNOUNCES A TRAINING WORKSHOP IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA

FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS

SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2005

The Assessment of Basic

Language and Learning Skills (The ABLLS)

(PLEASE REGISTER EARLY AS SEATING IS LIMITED)

WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND

AIDES, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS,

PSYCHOLOGISTS, BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS, SUPPORT

COORDINATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, PEDIATRICIANS AND OTHER

HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONALS

* Just one day before the Florida Association for

Behavior Analysis (FABA) Conference*

Location:

Holiday Inn Lido Beach

233 Ben lin Drive

Sarasota, FL 34236

Your Presenter

Dr. Partington is a licensed psychologist and a board

certified behavior analyst (B.C.B.A.), with more than

30 years experience. He is the Director of STARS

School and Behavior Analysts, Inc., in Pleasant Hill,

California. His expertise is in teaching methodology

used in language intervention and shaping initiation

skills with children who are experiencing language

delays as a result of autism-related disorders. Dr.

Partington has received awards from the Society for

the Advancement of Behavior Analysis and the Florida

Association of Behavior Analysis for his contributions

to the field of behavior analysis. Dr. Partington has

published several papers on teaching strategies for

children with disabilities, has co-authored with Dr.

Mark L. Sundberg the book, Teaching Language to

Children with Autism or Other Developmental

Disabilities and The Assessment of Basic Language and

Learning Skills (The ABLLS): An Assessment, Curriculum

Guide, and Skills Tracking System for Children with

Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities, and has

produced an instructional video, Teaching Verbal

Behavior: An Introduction to Parents Teaching

Language.

Workshop (Tuesday, September 20th)

The ABLLS workshop will provide the participant with

the tools to analyze and track learner skills and

develop a comprehensive language-based curriculum for

children. The Assessment of Basic Language and

Learning Skills (The ABLLS), created by W.

Partington, Ph.D. and Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D., is an

assessment tool, curriculum guide, and skills-tracking

system used to help guide the instruction of language

and critical learner skills for children with autism

or other developmental disabilities. This powerful

tool is now available to parents, teachers, speech

pathologists, behavior analysts, and others who

design, coordinate, and/or supervise language or

skill-acquisition programs.

With the ABLLS, you can precisely assess a child’s

repertoire of language and learning skills, as well as

identify when, where, and how the skills are being

used. It enables IEP goals and objectives to be

clearly defined and helps in strategically targeting

the learning needs of a student. The ABLLS allows you

to pinpoint obstacles that have been preventing a

child from acquiring new skills and begin to develop a

comprehensive language-based curriculum.

This workshop will provide essential information on

scoring and interpreting the ABLLS as well as

incorporate discussions, with examples, that will show

you how to:

q Perform skills analyses to determine a child's

strengths and deficits.

q Continually measure and monitor learning

achievements using specially designed skill tracking

grids

q Utilize assessment results for evaluating

priorities, determining IEP objectives, and developing

curricula.

This introductory-level workshop is primarily geared

for professionals and parents who have not had

extensive experience in using the ABLLS

Participants will receive The Assessment of Basic

Language and Learning Skills set (unless you already

have a copy to bring or plan to share a copy with

another attendee).

Location

The workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn Lido

Beach Hotel, 233 Ben lin Drive, Sarasota, FL.

For hotel information please call the Holiday Inn at

(941) 388-5555 or visit www.lidobeach.net

Workshop Schedule: Introduction to the ABLLS

8:00 – 9:00 am Registration

9:00 – 10:30 am Introduction to the ABLLS

10:30 – 10:45 am Break

10:45 – 12:00 noon Scoring the ABLLS

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch break (on your own)

1:30 – 3:00 pm Using The ABLLS to develop an

educational program

3:00 – 3:15 pm Break

3:15 – 4:30 pm Tracking skill acquisition and

adjusting program strategies

See registration form below

SARASOTA REGISTRATION FORM

THE ASSESSMENT OF BASIC LANGUAGE AND LEARNING SKILLS

(THE ABLLS)

(One Day) Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

q The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills

(The ABLLS) ($185.00)

Participants will receive The Assessment of Basic

Language and Learning Skills set (The ABLLS)

q Credit of $60.00 if you already have a copy of the

ABLLS set or will be sharing a copy with a partner

(please bring your copy of the ABLLS (both Guide and

Protocol) to the workshop as we will be referring to

it during the presentation)

q Late registration fee $25.00 (Payment should be

faxed or postmarked by September 13th, 2005 to avoid a

late registration fee)

Total: ___________________

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q Check enclosed (Make checks payable to Behavior

Analysts, Inc.)

Bill my credit card: q Visa q MasterCard

(note: please use the address with zip code for the

location your credit card statement is sent)

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Mail orders: Workshop Registration, Laurie Winkler

1941 Oak Park Boulevard Suite 30 Pleasant Hill, CA

94523

Fax orders: (925) 210-0436

For additional information please contact

via e-mail: hughes@... or call her at

(866) 786-6933 ext 703. The workshop will take place

from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On-site registration will

begin at 8:00. You will receive confirmation of your

registration. Cancellations made by September 13th,

2005 will result in a full refund. Cancellations made

after that date are not eligible for a refund.

Continuing Education Credit

Board Certified Behavior Analysts and Board Certified

Associate Behavior Analysts will be able to use this

course for Type 2 CEU credit (6 hours for a day of

full attendance). Other professionals can receive a

certificate of attendance that may be submitted to

your regulatory boards for their consideration.

Please confirm with your regulatory board to determine

whether this training will meet their requirements for

continuing education credit.

Note: Participants arriving late or leaving early

will not be eligible for a CEU certificate.

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