Preschool ABA Program Activities and Characteristics

The Preschool ABA Program works collaboratively with our clients’ families and caregivers to provide sound, effective, evidence-supported educational programs. Programming is individualized and based on comprehensive assessments of each child. 

Assessments

Children are assessed on several measures upon intake and yearly thereafter. Results are used to assess progress and determine learning goals.

One-to-one teaching sessions

Children receive two ABA sessions every day, five days a week. Each session is 3-3.5 hours long. 

Clinic meetings

Meetings are led by ABA Consultant every 1 to 3 months depending on the child's place of residence (e.g., Winnipeg, Northern Manitoba). All team members participate to discuss programming, successes and challenges. All team members work with the child and observe one another to achieve consistency for optimal learning.

Overlaps

The Senior Tutor provides training and supervision sessions to tutors and parents every 2-4 weeks in the city of Winnipeg.

Challenging behaviour support

ABA Consultants prioritize improvement in challenging behaviour by using functional behavioral assessment / functional analysis to assess the causes and design Behavioural Intervention Plans that address those functions. Functional Communication Training is often used to improve communication to replace challenging behaviours.

Promoting parental involvement

Families are an integral part of their children's education and have a significant role in supporting the ABA program. Parents have a commitment to provide five hours of ABA programming to their children and participate in Clinic Meetings. Successful partnerships between professionals and parents contribute to better child learning outcomes.

Teaching Programs / Lesson PLans

ABA Consultants design teaching programs using strategies such as discrete-trials teaching (DTT), incidental teaching, chaining, prompting, fading. The ABA Consultants and Senior Tutors continuously monitor implementation of the teaching programs to ensure fidelity as continuous progress. They ensure child's progress is demonstrated through the summary of data.

For more information contact Trish Bially- 204-256-4301 ext. 3476.