Fidelity Check-In
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Use visuals for behavior, transition, schedules, small group, large group activities and other functional routines. Visuals can be pictures, lists, sequence strips, and more! If students are having difficulty making progress in routines or behavior, ask yourself.. am I using enough visuals throughout the day? Routine Essentials and Themes First have a variety of ready-made visual supports.
Complete at least two assessments (Links Lesson Assessment or Student Learning Profiles) by answering all questions. For questions that you are unsure of, quickly probe the lesson items to see what the student knows. Once you have identified a skill the student doesn’t know, jump right into teaching that skill.
If your time is limited for discrete trial, prioritize safety and language lessons. Increasing a student’s receptive and expressive language will help the student learn academics taught in other parts of the day. Adding a safety lesson like “receptive actions on a walk” which will greatly improve their ability to function independently in and outside of your classroom. It will also help you breathe a little easier during transitions.
Make PRT a priority each day in your classroom. Students with autism and other developmental disabilities have deficits in social skills and language development. PRT teaches students how to be ready to learn in other environments. If you have been doing PRT consistently, take data weekly to monitor progress.
Gather data weekly on functional routines. Identify 1-2 class routines to gather data weekly. Make changes in instruction and visuals based on data. Remember that functional routines help generalize skills taught in DT and PRT. In order to make FRs an ABA strategy, data must be collected and used to guide next steps with students.
Work smarter by using the resources in the media center. The activities from Themes First are great resources to seamlessly generalize skills throughout the day. Use the videos to train paras and review new lessons prior to instruction.
