Professional Development Description/outcomes: Description/outcomes: Verbal Behavior is a procedure that involves applying principles from Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Skinner’s analysis of Verbal Behavior. Due to its data driven decision making and positive approach, VB is fast becoming a best practice to teaching students within the spectrum of autism and developmental disabilities. Session I: Introduction to Verbal Behavior. Discussion will focus on how to use the student’s own motivation to increase their receptive and expressive language, social responses, and joint attention skills. Additionally, participants will learn how to assess a student’s current level of functioning and how to develop a sequential individualized program using data based decision making. This in-service will provide practice for applying VB knowledge to each participant’s caseload thus supporting skill development across levels of novice or expertise of VB implementation. Session II: Verbal Behavior Implementation The second session will focus on expanding the VB program and reflecting on data obtained from the first session. Focus will be in-depth discussion on prompt-fading and programming for generalization of skills. Issues related to instructional control and teaching and maintaining appropriate behavior for maximizing the students’ time available to learn will be explored. Session III: Verbal Behavior Problem Solving and Coaching. The final session will touch on expanding the VB methodology to future targets and how to continue to use data to make decisions for new targets. Additionally, individual coaching time will be provided to support participant’s specific programming questions and planning. Session III is intended as a trouble-shooting session with some additional information shared – a great way to get all the “bugs worked out”. Getting the Bugs Out of Verbal Behavior (VB) Presented by: Julie Bay and Tina Cerney Workshop Details Registration Please register on line at from July 1, 2013 through September 9, Registration is free to SASED and Member Districts full time Certified staff. Staff outside the membership may register after August 1, 2013 and are required to pay a $50 registration fee. Checks should be made payable to SASED and received no later than September 9, Please mail checks to SASED attn: Susan Newhard 1590 S. Fairfield Ave. Lombard IL CPDU, CEU and/or a Certificate of Attendance will be available upon completion of the class evaluation which will be distributed at the end of Session III. Please remember that attending the class in its entirety is required in order to receive your requested certification. If you have questions about the class, please contact Christine Martin, or Susan Newhard, Date(s): 9/16/13, 9/20/13, 9/27/13 Time: Check in: 8:15-8:30 8:30 – 11:30 SASED Highland Hills 1590 S. Fairfield Avenue Lombard, IL in the large conference room Most appropriate for classroom teachers, special education teachers, and related services staff