VBA’s services are grounded in current research in Verbal Behavior, and are individualized to support the specific needs of each child in his or her Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). The following research forms the basis for our curriculum and approach:
PUBLICATIONS
Greer, R. D., Keohane, D., Meincke, K., Gautreaux, G., Pereira, J., Chavez-Brown, M., & Yuan, L. (2004). Key instructional components of effective peer tutoring for tutors, tutees, and peer observers. In J. Moran & R. Malott, (Eds.), Evidence-Based Educational Practices (pp. 295-333). New York: Elsevier/Academic Press.
Greer, R.D. & Yuan, L. (2008). How kids learn to say the darnedest things; The effects of multiple exemplar instruction on novel verb usage. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 24, 103-121
Howarth, M., Dudek, J. & Greer, R.D, (2015). Establishing Derived Relations for Stimulus Equivalence in Children with Severe Cognitive and Language Delays. European Journal of Behavior Analysis
Singer-Dudek, J., Park, H.-S. L., Lee, G. T., & Lo, C. (2017). Establishing the transformation of motivating operations across mands and tacts for preschoolers with developmental delays. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 22(1), 230-248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bdb0000045
Yuan, L. (2009). Seven Keys to Teach Children. Brookzone Publishing.
Yuan, L. (2013). What is My Baby Thinking. Parenting Source Press.
Yuan, L. (2014). Teach Autism to Me. Shuchuan Publishing.
Yuan, L. (2016). My Child is Going to School. Yuan-Liou Publishing.
Yuan, L. (2017). Toys Makeover. CWBook Publishing.
Yuan, L., Lee, G., & Kimmel, B. (2018) Effects of a center-based parent training package on parent’s accuracy of generalized program implementation at home. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 40(4):1-17. DOI:10.1080/07317107.2018.1506661
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
*Abstracts available upon request
2024
Symposium Presentations
Howarth, M., Pope, C., & Randall, C. (2024, May). Self & Match System to Increase the Use of Positive Reinforcement with New Behavior Interventionist. Paper Presented at the 50th Annual Convention of the association for Behavior Analysis International, Philadelphia, PA.
2023
Poster Presentations
Howarth M., & Herndon A.E. (2023, February). Using an Activity Schedule to Reduce Severe Problem Behavior related to Task Completion and Transitions in Public School Settings. Poster Presented at 17th Annual Autism Conference, San Diego, CA.
Howarth M., & Kemp E. (2023, February). The Efficacy of Stimulus-Stimulus Pairing Procedure to Condition Attending to Faces as a Reinforcer. Poster Presented at 17th Annual Autism Conference, San Diego, CA.
Howarth M., & Owens .T. (2023, February). A Replication of Using Peer Yoked Contingencies to Induce Observational Learning Repertoires in Students with Developmental Delays. Poster Presented at 17th Annual Autism Conference, San Diego, CA.
Howarth M., & Randall C. (2023, February). Does the Implementation of Self and Match Procedures Result in Decreased Rates of Non-Compliance in a Public School Setting? Poster Presented at 17th Annual Autism Conference, San Diego, CA.
2022
Croce, J., Salter, J., & Snider, K. (2022, September). Self-Management in the Educational Setting: Utilizing The Self and Match System Across Multiple Modalities. Howarth M. (Chair). Symposium Presentation at 11th International Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
2020
Howarth, M.(2020, May). An Organizational Behavior Management Approach to Learner-Centered Instruction for Supervisors, Teachers, Teaching Staff and Client. Paper Presented at 46th Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
2019
Becnel, L., Cronier, J., Dolleen-Day, K., Flores, M., King, K., Oblak M. K., & Savoie, D.R. (2019, May). A Systems Approach to Learner- Centered Instruction for Staff and Clients. Howarth, M. (Chair). Symposium Presented at 45th Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
2018
Symposium Presentations
Howarth, E. & Greer, R.D. (2018, May). The effects of observing others versus self-observation on teacher accuracy in presenting learn unit instruction. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA.
Howarth, M.C., Lo, C., & Pope, C. (2018, May). The effects of a group yoked-contingency intervention on increasing the amount of teacher performance rate and accuracy scale feedback from clinical managers during direct supervision sessions. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA.
Howarth, M.C., Schmitt, C., & Johannsen, K. (2018, May). Conducting functional analysis assessments in school settings and training district staff to implement behavior plans with fidelity. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA.
Howarth, M.C., Schmitt, C., & Johannsen, K. (2018, May). Using delay and denial tolerance training to reduce emission of maladaptive behaviors. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA.
Shanman, D. & Lo, C. (2018, May). The effects of multiple exemplar instruction across relational autoclitic frames on the emission of functional autoclitic tacts. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA.
Yuan, L. (2018, May). Teaching children with autism problem solving skills: A training package. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA.
Panel Discussion
Howarth, M.C., Green, G., Dores, P., & Townsend, P. (2018, May). Rapid Prompting Method: Facilitated Communication in Sheep’s Clothing and a Threat to the Delivery of Effective Interventions. Panel Discussion. San Diego, CA.
2017
Symposium Presentation
Yuan, L., Thommen, R., & Ortega, G. V. (2017, November). Considering cultural differences when selecting appropriate treatment objectives. Paper presented at the 9th International Conference of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Paris, France.
Poster Presentation
Udo, K. & Goldberg, J. (2017, May). Reducing stereotypical behavior in children with autism using a self-monitoring system. Poster session presented at the 43rd Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO.
2016
Symposium Presentation
Lo, C. & Greer, R.D. (2016, May). How the presence of the listener half of naming leads to multiple stimulus control. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
Poster Presentations
Goldberg, J., Howarth, M.C., & Udo, K. (2016, May). The effects of the self and match intervention on self-monitoring and the reduction of maladaptive behavior. Poster session presented at the 42nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
Howarth, M.C., Schmitt, C., & Howarth, E. (2016, May). Does delivering praise during error correction procedures result in slowing the acquisition rate of the target goal? Poster session presented at the 42nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
Pope, C.E., Howarth, E., & Howarth, M.C. (2016, May). Evaluating the effectiveness of teacher training using teacher performance rate and accuracy measure and self-observation. Poster session presented at the 42nd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
2015
Poster Presentations
Johannsen, K., Howarth, M.C., Sarto, E., & Hall, L.J. (2015, May). The effects of differential reinforcement and errorless teaching procedures on rates of learning with children with language delays. Poster session presented at the 41st Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.
Howarth, M.C., Sarto, E., Udo, K., & Pope, C.E., (2015, May). Establishing instructional control utilizing a stimulus-stimulus pairing conditioning procedure. Poster session presented at the 41st Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.
Schmitt, C. (2015, May). The effects of two error correction procedures on the rate of learning. Poster session presented at the 41st Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.
2014
Workshop
Shanman, D., Buttigieg, S., Yeager, T.M., Lyons, L.E., Lo, C., & Philp, A. (2014, May) Verbal behavior development protocols: The foundations of language development from imitation to naming. Workshop presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
Poster Presentations
Howarth, M.C., Artiano, K., & Grundon, G.S. (2014, May). The effectiveness of multiple exemplar instruction (MEI) to induce naming in the applied setting. Poster session presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
Howarth, M.C., Carbone, M., & Grundon, G.S. (2014, May). The effects of a stimulus-stimulus pairing procedure on the acquisition of conditioned reinforcement for observing book stimuli in children with autism. Poster session presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
Howarth, M.C., & Grundon, G.S. (2014, May). A comparison of staff training procedures using teacher performance and rate accuracy (tpra) and tpra paired with video. Poster session presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
Howarth, M.C., Pope, C.E., & Udo, K. (2014, May). The effects of a conditioning faces procedure to increase observing skills among individuals with language delays. Poster session presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
Howarth, M.C., Udo, K., & Pope, C.E. (2014, May). The effects of a stimulus-stimulus pairing procedure on the acquisition of conditioned reinforcement for attending to faces in children with language and developmental delays. Poster session presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
2013
Poster Presentations
Grundon, G.S., & Howarth, M.C. (2013, May). Using a toy conditioning procedure to increase appropriate independent toy play in preschoolers with autism. Poster session presented at the 39th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Minneapolis, MN.
Pope, C.E., & Howarth, M.C. (2013, May). Using a mirror to induce generalized imitation in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders. Poster session presented at the 39th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Minneapolis, MN.
2012
Symposium Presentations
Howarth, M.C., & Greer, R.D. (2012, May). The induction of emergent relations in language disordered children. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Seattle, WA.
Poster Presentations
Howarth, M.C., Clancy, E., & Greer, R.D. (2012, May). The effects of conditioning 2D print stimuli as reinforcer in elementary aged students diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Poster session presented at the 38th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Seattle, WA.
2011
Presentations
Greer, R.D., Pereira-Delgado, J., Vanderhoef, J.A., & Lo, C. (2011, May). The accelerated independent learner model of instruction classroom: Grade five. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO.
Helou-Care, Y.J., Singer-Dudek, J., Choi, J., Gold, L., Howarth, M.C., Maffei-Lewis, J., Mosca, K., & Orlans, S.E. (2011, May). The impact of the CABAS model in classrooms across Rockland’s board of cooperative educational services. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO.
Vanderhoef, J.A., Lo, C, & Yeager, T. (2011, May). The effects of a writer immersion procedure on the functional writing of fifth grade students. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO.
Poster Presentations
Howarth, M. C., Lo, C., & Sarto, E. (2011, May). The effects of speaker immersion on the emergence of generalized mands with autoclitics. Poster session presented at the 37th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO.
Howarth, M.C., & Greer, R.D. (2011, May). Rate of student learning as a function of accurate learn unit presentations. Poster session presented at the 37th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO.
Sarto, E., & Howarth, M.C. (2011, May). Emergence of transformation of establishing operations across mands and tacts as a function of multiple exemplar instruction. Poster session presented at the 37th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO.
2010
Symposium Presentations
Choi, J., Howarth, M.C., & Greer, R.D. (2010, May). The effects of an auditory matching procedure on the emergence of listener literacy with elementary school students with ausitm spectrum disorder. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, San Antonio, TX.
2007
Symposium Presentations
Pope, C.E., & Hall, L.J. (2007, May). Educating paraprofessionals to generalize prompting techniques of pivotal response training. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA and the Fourth International Conference of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Sydney, Australia.
Grundon, G.S., & Hall, L.J. (2007, May). Generalization of effective prompting strategies by paraprofessionals across preschool activities. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA and the Fourth International Conference of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Sydney, Australia.
Yuan, L. (2007, August). The acquisition of effective parenting repertoires as a function of the CABAS parent education curriculum. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Sydney, Australia.
Greer, R.D., Singer-Dudek, J., Yuan, L. & Schmelzkopf, J. (2007, May). Overview of research on conditioned reinforcement from observation. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA.
Yuan, L. & DiLeo, G. (2007, May). The relationship between children’s achievements in school and a parent education curriculum. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA.
Yuan, L., & Kimmel, B. (2007, May). The effects of a parent education training package on the acquisition of parenting skills and their children’s learning. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA.
Poster Presentations
Henningsen, H.H., & Yuan, L. (2007, May). The effects of a zero second time delay procedure on the acquisition of academic responses/skills for children with autism. Poster session presented at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, San Diego, CA.
2006
Symposium Presentations
Greer, R.D., Yuan, L., & Pereira-Delgado, J. (2006, May). Kids say the darnedest things. Paper presented at the 32 Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Atlanta, GA.
Greer, R.D., Singer-Dudek, J., & Yuan, L. (2006, May). Observational learning of conditioned reinforcement. Paper presented at the 32 Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Atlanta, GA.
Poster Presentations
Greer, R.D., Yuan, L., Pereira-Delgado, J., & Kracher, E.L. (2006, May). The effects of peer tutoring and tutee’s problem solving repertoires: A systematic replication. Poster session presented at the 32 Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Atlanta, GA.
Keohane, D.D., Yuan, L., & Yang, M.J.E. (2006, May). Novel production of beginning consonant sounds as a function of multiple exemplar instruction for a subset of consonant/vowel combinations. Poster session presented at the 32 Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Atlanta, GA.
Yuan, L., & Zrinzo, M. (2006, May). Testing the effects of a hero group contingency procedure on increasing appropriate behaviors in three children. Poster session presented at the 32 Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Atlanta, GA.
2005
Symposium Presentations
Yuan, L., & Greer, R.D. (2005, May). The effects of tutoring on the emergence of untaught responses. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
Poster Presentations
Greer, R.D., Yuan, L., & Weigand, K. (2005, May). The effects of using peer tutoring to teach tact operants: Educational benefits to the tutor and the tutee. Poster session presented at the 31st Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL.
2004
Symposium Presentations
Greer, R.D., Gautreaux, G., Meincke, K., Yuan, L., Pereira-Delgado, J., & Davies-Lackey, A.J., (2004, August). Acquisition of observational learning in students with autism and adolescents. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Campinas, Brazil.
Greer, R.D., Nuzzolo-Gomez, R.A., Stolfi, L.M., Chavez, M., Yuan, L., Nirgudkar, A.S., & Park, H.S.L. (2004, August). Behavior as a function of instructional history or how kids learn to say the darndest things. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Campinas, Brazil.
Greer, R.D., Keohane, D.D., Meincke, K., Gautreaux, G., Pereira-Delgado, J., Chavez, M, & Yuan, L. (2004, May). Key instructional components of peer tutoring for tutors, tutees, and observers. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Boston, MA.
Greer, R.D., Yuan, L., & Pereira-Delgado, J. (2004, May). Teaching children with autism to monitor responses of peers and the acquisition of observational learning. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Boston, MA.
Greer, R.D., & Yuan, L. (2004, May). Kids say the “dard(d)’est” things. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Boston, MA.
Keohane, D.D., Singer-Dudek, J., Nuzzolo-Gomez, R., Yuan, L., Pereira-Delgado, J., O’Sullivan, D., Spilotras, R., & Longano, J. (2004, May). Effective tactics for pre-school, kindergarten, and first grade students with early reader repertoires in CABAS classrooms. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Boston, MA.