Special Education (SPED) specialises in programs that help students with learning difficulties improve their learning capabilities and cultivate their potential. As special needs children face different challenges and may not progress at the same pace as their peers, the approach of special education is not “one size fits all”. These programs are designed to cater…

Growing up with a disability is not easy. Being different can sometimes be frustrating and children with special needs may find themselves comparing themselves with other children. This may cause insecurities and demotivation on their part. It’s a challenge for parents to help their kids overcome this when it happens. They will need a lot…

As an educator, teachers have the opportunity to play a major role in influencing the lives of young people. Working with children, and helping them shape their future is a very rewarding job and it is even more rewarding and worthwhile when working with children with special needs.  However, as with every career path and…

Shaping is an ABA technique that provides differential reinforcement for a progression of responses that are similar to the target response. It is the use of successive approximations of the desired behavior. The process of Shaping starts by breaking down the desired behavior into smaller and more manageable steps. Each step that the child successfully…

  Self-management is a strategy to increase independence and teach new skills and behaviors through monitoring, recording, and rewarding one’s own behavior. In self-management, the individual monitors his own behavior, rather than someone else doing it. Components of self-management Set a goal or desired behavior Arrange the environment to make it more likely for the…

  The differential Reinforcement technique is a process of giving and withholding reinforcement in order to encourage the desired behavior. This technique is done differently for each child, and it depends on their behavior level. As opposed to the traditional reinforcement technique where a reward and punishment are given based on the child’s behavior, differential…

Video Modeling is an ABA teaching method used to develop and strengthen communication skills, academic performance, and social and self-help skills. The targeted behaviors that the child is to learn are videotaped. Then the child watches the video and is given the chance to memorize, imitate, and generalize those behaviors. For example, the goal behavior…

One of the ABA Techniques used for children with difficulties is Behavior Changing. Behavior chaining is a technique where there is a specific sequence of responses in which the completion of each response provides a cue to engage in the next response.   Behavior chaining breaks down complex skills or behavior into smaller units for…

  There are different ABA techniques that are commonly used in managing children with difficulties. These are Positive reinforcement, behavior chaining, video modeling, differential reinforcements, self-management, and shaping. Each of them has different processes and goals. Let’s discuss what positive reinforcement is. Positive reinforcement is a concept that can be used to help teach and…

In our previous article, we discussed the two types of Behavioral Management for children with special needs. In this article, we will focus on the ABA technique as it is the commonly used method in managing children with special needs. First, we need to know what the ABA process is. The ABA program must be…