ABA Provider Skills Checklist V1

Direct Instruction

• Has instructional materials ready.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Presents instructional materials in correct position.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Presents correct instruction / directive.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Reinforces correct responses.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Withholds reinforcement in presence of errors.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Records data accurately.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Classroom support / Shadowing

• Allows instruction to be delivered by the classroom teacher / paraprofessional.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Modulates position around the room.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maximizes distance from target student when possible.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Supplements reinforcement of the classroom teacher / paraprofessional.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Prompts classroom teacher / paraprofessional to repeat instructions when necessary.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Records all pertinent data accurately.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Incidental Instruction / Natural Environment Teaching

• Instructions are clear

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Instructions are concise.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Instructions are presented in a neutral and natural tone.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Records all pertinent data accurately.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reinforcement

• Reinforcement is contingent.
  

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Reinforcement is delivered in a timely fashion (e.g. within 1 second of target response)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Reinforcement delivery is enthusiastic when appropriate.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Reinforcement delivery is neutral when appropriate.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Reinforcement is withheld in presence of errors.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Corrects errors as specified (simple correction vs. full correction)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Error Correction

• Instructions are not repeated without correction prompts

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Immediately follows the error

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Repeats original directive before prompting the correct response.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Repeats the directive + prompting sequence if necessary up to 3 times.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provides descriptive neutral praise for corrected responses.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Prompting

• Provides prompting when response did not occur independently.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provides the correct type of prompt

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Physical prompt for physical response.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Verbal prompt for verbal response.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fades the prompt when appropriate.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Behavior intervention

• Implements behavior management (prevention) strategies as appropriate when unwanted behaviors are not occurring.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provides behavior intervention (treatment) strategies when behavior occurs.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provides the correct intervention procedure as described in the student's Behavior Intervention Plan.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provides positive reinforcement for an appropriate behavior following behavior intervention.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Review

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