Preschool ABA Program Activities and Characteristics

The Preschool ABA Program works collaboratively with our clients’ families and caregivers to provide sound, effective evidencesupported educational programs based on the Assessment of Language and Learning Skills - Revised (ABLLS-R) curriculum guide, and individualized comprehensive assessments iof each child. The main activities provided are detailed below.

Assessments

Children are assessed on several measures upon intake and yearly thereafter. Results are used to determine learning goals and to assess progress.

One-to-one teaching sessions

Children receive two ABA sessions every day. Each session is 3-3.5 hours long.

Clinic meetings

Meetings are led by ABA consultants every 2-4 weeks or every 2-3 months in remote rural areas. All team members participate to discuss programming, successes and challenges. All team members work with the child and observe one another to achieve consistency for optimal learning.

Overlaps

The Seniot Tutor provides training and supervision sessions to tutors and parents every 2-4 weeks, except in  remote rural areas.

Challenging behaviour support

ABA Consultants prioritize improvement in challenging behaviour by using functional behavioral assessment / functional analysis to assess the causes and propose Behavioural Intervention Plans that address those functions. Functional Communication Training is often used to improve chidl communication to replace challenging behaviours.

Promoting parental involvement

Families are an integral part of their children's education and have a significant role in supporting the ABA program. Parents have a commitment to provide five hours of ABA programming to their children and participate in Clinic Meetings. Successful partnerships between professionals and parents contribute to better child learning outcomes.

Teaching Programs / Lesson PLans

ABA Consultants design teaching programs based on behavioural principles and procedures. Examples of Applied Behavior Analysis strategies are discrete-trials teaching, incidental teaching, chaining, prompting, fading. The ABA Consultants and Senior Tutors continuously monitor the staff implementation of the teaching programs to ensure fidelity, as well as the child's progress. They ensure child's progress is demonstrated through the summary of data and summary graphs.

For more information contact Trisha Bially- 204-256-4301 ext. 3476.