Ablls Interpreting Results Self Study Guide
Ablls Interpreting Results Self Study Guide
Ablls Interpreting Results Self Study Guide
Self-Study Guide:
by March 10th
Due
Read Pages 21- 95 of the Scoring Instructions & IEP Development Guide and fill in
the answers to these questions.
What does Dr. Partington feel would be a more efficient strategy when
determining which skills to teach a child? (pg21
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Read Teaching Skills Across Repertoire Areas (p23). Give an example of a skill or
lesson that you can teach that crosses repertoire areas, list the skills that could be
worked on.
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How does Dr. Partington feel about teaching Academic Skills in relation to the Basic
Learner Skills? (p24)
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How do you feel about the comment, Without the development of many critical
language skills, the academic skills may not be useful to the child, and will not help
to ensure that the child will be able to learn new skills in a regular education
classroom. (p24) _______________________________________
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Teaching Self-Help Skills should be done in conjunction with what other two skills?
(p25)
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Complete this statement by Dr. Partington, Motor Skills ________________ be
incorporated into the instructional day in conjunction with, but not at the expense of
____________________ and the other ____________________. (p25)
Dr. Partington lists several sources of problems that occur in the development of
the actual IEP. What are they? (pg 27)
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What should the overall goal for the development of an IEP for a child with
language delays be? (pg 28)
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According to Dr. Partington an effective IEP will most often contain _____ to _____
instructional objectives. (pg 28)
Think about that, does that conflict with what you have been taught or have been
doing? Can you see his point? We will talk about it more in our 5 th meeting.
The selection of the educational objectives for an individual child must be based
upon ________________________________________________. (p29)
What book does Dr. Partington recommend as an additional resource? (p29)
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Look to see if you have this book in your school or district lending library. Where is
it located? ________
What section of the assessment should the majority of the instructional objectives
come from? (p29)
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What proportion of objectives should come from the Basic Learner Skills Section?
(p29)
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Read about each area and record the number of objectives Dr. Partignton
recommends come from each section and make any additional notes. We will add
to this list when we meet again.
A. Cooperation & Reinforcer Effectiveness
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B. Visual Performance
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C. Receptive Language
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D. Motor Imitation
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E. Vocal Imitation (echoics)
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F. Requests (mands)
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G. Labeling (Tacts)
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H. Intraverbals
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I.
Spontaneous Vocalizations
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J.
K. Play/Leisure Skills
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L. Social Interaction Skills
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M. Group Instruction
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N. Classroom Routines
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P. Generalized Responding
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Q-T. Academic Skills
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U-X. Self Help Skills
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Y. Gross Motor
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Z. Fine Motor
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While the ABLLS does not specifically address disruptive behaviors, should you
include objectives to address these concerns? Why? (p38)
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When developing an IEP, it is important to consider input from
________________________. (38)
Read through pages 41-54 & 55-75 that reviews an Early Learner ABLLS
Profile and an Advanced Learner ABLLS Profile.
Look at how they were able to write a present level of functioning statement based
off the data collected from each section.
Look at the objectives that were written. Are they clear and measurable?
What does Dr. Partington feel should be the emphasis of Sarahs educational
program? (p50)
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What four areas of the Basic Learning Skills section did Dr. Partington feel were not
appropriate for specific objectives? (p54)
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Why didnt they include objectives to develop reading, math and spelling skills?
(p54)
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