A teaching manual for the VB approach to ABA |
I want to provide some information about a new book called "Educate Toward Recovery: Turning the Tables on Autism" by Robert Schramm.
I found it a great reference that consolidates all the core concepts of the VB approach and is written in a very intuitive and accessible manner.
It can be ordered online at the following link:
www.lulu.com/Knospe-ABA
Here is some more information and a review provided by Robert; there is plenty more at the site above.
ETR is a teaching manual for the VB approach to ABA. Here is a recent review by Brenda Roussel a Senior Behavior Therapist working as a direct funding provider for Ontario IBI program under the Clinical supervision of Dr. Dan Dalton.
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A Review of Educate Toward Recovery: Turning the Tables on Autism
A Teaching Manual for the Verbal Behavior Approach to ABA
Book Author: Robert Schramm, MA, BCBA
Based on extensive experience teaching children with Autism how to learn, Robert Schramm, an acknowledged international expert in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), has written a comprehensive and indispensable book about Verbal Behavior (VB) in a clear, non-threatening way.
In his new book, Educate Toward Recovery: Turning the Tables on Autism, Schramm offers many informative and practical examples to demonstrate key behavior principles that are essential to understanding how children with Autism learn. Schramm presents proven methods that "capture" a learner's motivation to succeed. Although this book focuses on teaching children with Autism how to learn, most strategies are helpful for most children. A great read for parents, teachers, social workers and medical professionals.
Schramm takes a fascinating look at why children do what they do and offers a reliable method to teach new skills and decrease negative behaviors. Schramm highlights B.F. Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior in a way that it is easy to understand and shares the inside track to becoming a better teacher. Schramm puts forward a common sense approach to understanding Autism and ABA/VB in his descriptions of crucial concepts including reinforcement and prompting strategies. In fact, there is a multitude of effective teaching strategies for parents and teachers to use in their homes and classrooms.
Schramm is consistent with the current best practices framework when he recommends teaching to fluency, developing functional language skills, teaching all the meanings of a word, and teaching in the natural environment. He also provides some hassle-free strategies on toilet training, including how to determine when your child is ready to begin. Schramm informs readers about the core components of any good ABA/VB program which makes this book a must read for anyone who has a child with Autism, or who will be educating a child with Autism towards recovery. Further, this book aims to help parents be effective advocates for their child(ren) and addresses the importance of early intervention.
A first class piece of work and a necessary read for anyone who is involved with a child with Autism, personally or professionally. It is the first parent and educator friendly book specifically written for parents on the VB approach. This book has been well worth waiting for. Outstanding! A valuable, one-of-a-kind resource.
Brenda Roussel, M.Ed.
Aug. 28, 2006
I recently met the author at
I recently met the author at a course run by EOinc and found him very personable and open to new approaches. I've only read a couple of chapters but I also found it an easy but informative read. One of Schram's most remarkable ideas for me was that VB can learn a lot from RDI. Schram asserts that, although he feels we have things about right in the higher demand, DTT, areas of programmes, we're leaving too many gaps when it comes to lower demand parts of sessions and RDI-type activity's/programming may well be one way of closing some of them. He probably wont thank me for my crude paraphrasing so it's best if you read it from the horse's mouth so to speak!