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Applied Behavior Analysis: A Foundation for Response to Intervention

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For most individuals, the field of applied behavioral analysis (ABA) evokes thoughts related to the use of assessment procedures to evaluate the causes of aberrant behavior, the use of reinforcement to produce modifications in social behavior, and/or teaching of basic skills to individuals with disabilities. The principles of ABA, however, also apply to assessing the academic needs of students, selecting appropriate academic interventions, and evaluating individual students’ response to intervention (RTI). In this chapter, the authors describe ABA as a foundation of RTI models. The chapter begins with a description of differences between traditional assessment and behavioral assessment and how those differences necessitate a change in the manner by which schools determine why a student is struggling behaviorally and/or academically. The authors then discuss the fundamental principles of ABA and how those principles can guide schools in better selecting both behavioral and academic targets for change, selecting and developing appropriate interventions, and finally measuring intervention effectiveness.

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  1. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Georgia, 323 Aderhold Hall, 30602, Athens, Georgia

    Scott P. Ardoin, Liliana Wagner & Kathryn E. Bangs

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Ardoin, S., Wagner, L., Bangs, K. (2016). Applied Behavior Analysis: A Foundation for Response to Intervention. In: Jimerson, S., Burns, M., VanDerHeyden, A. (eds) Handbook of Response to Intervention. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7568-3_3

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