Free ABA Student Skills Assessment
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[edit] What is Free ABA Student Skills Assessment? 
This tools assists parents and educators in tracking skill levels in reading, math, science, language (broken down via Skinner's Verbal Behaviors).
- Definition of Assessment
- Definition of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Definition of Verbal Behavior
- Definition of Free Assessment - read and extrapolate from Free Software Foundation (FSF). I realize that FSF is for software but you can use your imagination to extrapolate.
- Definition of GNU Free Documentation Licence (GFDL)
[edit] Benefits of Wikibooks 
By placing an assessment tool into an electronic media you gain the following benefits:
- Adaptable - if a segment of an assessment is weak, the assessment user might login to wikibooks.org and either add to the discussion for this module (see tabs) or make a change in the module for the section. Furthermore, a user can make a copy and customize it for his or her own use.
- Portable - this assessment tool can be placed on a laptop and/or printed out. No more lugging books around.
- Reduced costs - Assessment tools can cost $50 onward.
- Durable - electronic media can often be put into various types of formats such as a database, web page, or even printed in sections.
- Expandable - the use of hyperlinks to get more information on an idea or item can assist users in learning the assessment tool more completely and quickly.
- Format/media - using electronic media allows curriculum to be developed in a way that is quicker for the user to learn to efficacy. The use of small icons as cues can assist users in learning how to use the assessment tool more quickly and accurately.
- Multimedia - Wikibooks has the ability to add pictures and short videos that are not under copyright and publicly available. Pictures or video clips can be used as training tools for users of this assessment.
[edit] Who Should Contribute 
Anyone interested in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Verbal Behavior (VB), assessment tools for educators and parents, and the idea of GNU Free Documentation License
The idea of providing schools and parents with free, effective, field tested assessment tools will assist in helping children reach goals by tracking them individually.
[edit] How to Prepare in order to Contribute 
Please ensure you have read up on Applied Behavior Analysis, Verbal Behavior, Assessment tools, and the Wikibook model. See links below.
[edit] Applied Behavior Analysis links 
[edit] Verbal Behavior links 
[edit] Assessments 
- ABLLS description
- ABLLS Background
- ABLLS Modified for ESL
- Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP)
- Portage Project - Wisconsin
[edit] Wikibook links 
[edit] Copyright links 
- DO NOT SUBMIT COPYRIGHTED WORK even with permission! Ensure all writing is in your words.
- Copyright Basics
- US Copyright
- US Internet Law/Copyright
- What is Not Protected by Copyright
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[edit] How to Contribute 
- If you wish to contribute you should read and contribute questions and comments to Talk
- Be Bold - make changes, additions, or just fix spelling/punctuation. If you are nervous, cross out the words to show where changes have been made. Don't worry, there is a history tab so past version can be compared to each other.
- Give suggestions under talk or edit pages directly. Please sign each note with four tildes if logged in.
[edit] Authors and contributors 
This Wikibook has been written by:
- K Harris (Contributions)
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- Creating a login (if you haven't already)
- Logging in
- Editing this page
- Adding your username here
[edit] Assessment Categories 
[edit] Early Intervention Age - Reorder
- Cooperation & Reinforcer Effectiveness
- Visual Performance
- Motor Imitation
- Receptive Language
- Verbal Imitation/Echoics
- Manding/Requesting
- Tacting/Labeling
- Intraverbals/Fill In the Blank/Wh?
- Spontaneous Vocalizations (ask Sue & Patty)
- Play
- Fine Motor
- Leisure
- Social Interaction
- Gross Motor
- Toilet Training
- Eating
- Self Help
[edit] Early Special Education Grade K+
- Group Interactions
- Classroom routines
- General Responding
- Grooming
[edit] Special Education Grade 1+
- Math
- Reading
- Writing
- Spelling