Helping Children with Autism Participate in the Classroom
For school teams examining participation during lessons, turn-taking and transitions, this introductory recording examines assessment, reinforcement programs and visual supports through classroom examples. The catalogue attributes it to Michele LaMarche, while the session itself leaves the presenter unnamed.
Catalogue presenter credit: Michele LaMarche.
The presenter examines baseline skills, behavior and motivation, environmental and task variables, and current classroom strategies. The BACS consultation model includes a consultant's own treatment evaluation before teacher training.
Classroom demonstrations illustrate behavioral contracts, choices within schedules, visual rules and self-management systems. The presenter discusses peer pressure in group contingencies and cautions about everyone losing a reward because of one child's behavior.
What does this recording cover?
- The assessment framework covers baseline skills, behavior and motivation, environmental and task variables, and current strategies.
- The session distinguishes indirect assessment, descriptive assessment and functional analysis.
- A behavioral-contract example combines a token economy with self-management.
- Independent, dependent and interdependent group contingencies are compared through a shared homework example.
- Visual examples include schedule boards, a hand-raising rule poster, lining-up cues and independent-work systems.
Recording context: The recording dates to 2012 and presents an introductory overview, with an explicit evidence caveat about social stories.
What did learners say?
The six-item evaluation mean was 4.20/5 across 43 complete responses, from 327 recorded rating responses. This mean includes only complete six-score responses. Source: Special Learning's course evaluation records, snapshot October 11, 2026.
Three selected anonymous responses appear below, with the wording and spelling retained. They describe learners' experiences and requests; they are not a guarantee of results.
Loved it very disciplined and structured and taught examples and vocabulary.
Course evaluation response, 2023
I like the examples and what to do in certain situations.
Course evaluation response, 2024
more bullet point visuals vs so much text
Course evaluation response, 2023
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Meet the Presenter
Michele LaMarche is the co-founder of Special Learning, Inc. She is also the founder and Executive Director of Step By Step Academy (SBSA), a centre-based non-profit autism treatment centre in Columbus, Ohio. Ms. LaMarche has worked in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis for more than fifteen years, and she develops the ABA curricula used in SBSA's programs.