How to Get Kids to Like Reading

For the past 3 years, I (Missy) have been trying to get the Bonus Kids addicted to reading like I was as a child. It is quite a difficult challenge when you have to compete against other reinforcers such as television, iPads, and DS-es. Reinforcement Works! I thought I had tried everything. But then, I [...]

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Operate in the Best Interest of the Client

Hi and welcome to Ask Missy Mondays where I respond to email questions from readers who have questions about their child’s behavior. Today’s question comes from a participant in our workshop on Saturday. After reviewing Special Education Law and the associated ethical issues for practicing behavior analysts, the following question came up: “How do we [...]

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Research on Grade Retention

Here at Applied Behavioral Strategies, our mission is to improve the quality of life through effective intervention. One way we hope to do that is by reviewing research articles for our readers. Today’s article is titled, “Meta-analysis of Grade Retention Research:Implications for Practice in the 21st Century”. Shane Jimerson authored the article and School Psychology [...]

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Teachers Need to Be in the Know

If you have stopped by because the title sounded enticing and you were really looking forward to some hearty discussion about evidence-based practices, you will have to come back another day. You know as readers that we are die-hard evidence-based girls. None the less, today’s topic is actually about parental responsibility of keeping teachers up [...]

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Should I Hold My Child Back?

Hi and welcome to Ask Missy Mondays where I respond to email questions from readers who have questions about their child’s behavior.Today’s question comes from Karen who asks, “My son with autism is in 2nd grade and struggling with academics along with his social challenges. I am wondering if we should hold him back and [...]

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IEP Planning is Upon Us

For those of you who haven’t noticed, or who are walking around with your eyes closed so you won’t notice, spring has sprung! This, of course, means only one thing for educators, parents of children with disabilities, and behavior analysts: IEP Season is nearing! You can recognize the signs anywhere: school personnel are scrambling around [...]

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Autism Around the World Conference Summary

Everyone has been asking us about our trip to Dubai so we thought we would provide a summary of our trip. First, we are both jet lagged and still recovering. It is a super long trip. We started the trip by taking a train in to New York City. We visited several fun places like [...]

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Parent Permission and the FBA

Hi and welcome to Ask Missy Mondays where I respond to email questions from readers who have questions about behavior. Today’s question comes from Amanda who is employed as a behavior analyst in a school district. Amanda’s question actually came in following a webinar that Rebecca and I provided on Special Education Law and Ethics [...]

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Twitter: What’s In It For You

We recently discovered the Twitter World. Sure, we know it’s been out there for a while but we have only recently learned how to use it. We hope to learn more about it over the coming weeks and months. Today, we want to share with you how Twitter can help you. In preparing for today’s [...]

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ARI Conference Reflection

We just returned from the ARI conference in Las Vegas hosted by the Autism Research Institute. We were able to meet many people, parents and practitioners alike. We feel that this conference is must for families who are learning to treat their child’s autism. If you could not make it to Las Vegas, consider attending [...]

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