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The first step to start or revamp a program is always assessment and I talk about this in a recent blog. We want to then make a plan based on the assessment and kids like Anthony, who have had a VB-MAPP done and are at level 2/3, they’re considered intermediate learners and these learners are very tricky to program for, even if you’re skilled in completing the VB-MAPP assessment. Programs and targets need to be picked very carefully and include an awareness of the child’s background and family preferences. Problem behaviors that interfere with learning need to be addressed as a priority too.
In summary, you can’t just keep plodding up the mountain and programming without consideration of what is the most functional and appropriate targets that you should be teaching. I hope that you now will look at programming a little bit differently and catch that tit for tat programming, and improve your teaching starting today. To get started turning things around for a child, especially an intermediate learner, I’d love for you to sign up for my free online workshop on the three big mistakes professionals make with intermediate learners. You can sign up today at marybarbera.com/bundle-ws. Leave me a comment, or subscribe to my channel, and I’ll see you, right here, next week.