Is rethink autism’s curriculum VB or a Verbal Behavior curriculum?
The teaching interventions and curriculum are based on the principles of applied behavior analysis. Many of the lessons in the curriculum are based on an analysis of verbal behavior. For example, there are lessons to teach children how to imitate sounds and words (echoics), how to teach children to request preferred items (mand), to ask questions (mand), to label (tact), and to answer questions (intraverbals). There are also lessons that promote listener behavior such as following instructions from a distance or identifying objects based on attribute, category and function. Use rethink autism’s keyword search function under Manage Curriculum to identify programs according to Skinner’s elementary verbal operants. For example, type in the key word Tact and the curriculum will outline all of the programs that promote skills in that area.
