🎯 Key Takeaways
✔️ Prompt Dependence Defined: Understanding prompt dependence and its impact on students’ ability to act independently.
✔️ Choosing the Right Prompting Strategy: Not all learners benefit from the same prompts! Learn how to assess if most-to-least or least-to-most is right for your learner.
✔️ The Power of the Pause: Pausing before prompting gives learners a chance to respond independently, which is key for fostering confidence and autonomy.
✔️ Prompt Fading Tips: Systematic fading strategies, including time delay, encourage independence by gradually removing prompts as learners build confidence.
✔️ Reinforcement Matters: Reinforce independent responses more than prompted ones to build self-reliance. Independence should always yield the biggest reward!

For you!
✔️ Caitlin's freebie
✔️ Audra's Prompt Hierarchy freebie (ABA in School on TPT)

📚 Resources
Books on Prompt Fading
“The Power of Our Words” by Paula Denton
“Behavioral Support Strategies for Education Paraprofessionals” by Will Henson Psy.D.

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Key Takeaways
📝 Differences Between IEPs & 504 Plans: IEPs offer specialized instruction and services, while 504s provide accommodations to help students access general education.
📊 Eligibility Requirements: IEPs require both a disability diagnosis and educational impact, while 504s only require a documented disability.
👩‍🏫 Parental Advocacy Tips: Advocating for accommodations without overwhelming the 504 can enhance support.
🎓 Transitioning from IEP to 504: Discusses when students might shift to a 504 and how this impacts support.
💬 Communication: Tips on making sure the entire school team is aware of and implementing a student's 504 accommodations.

Resources
🌐 IDEA Website – Learn more about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
📄 Key info on 504 plans from the U.S. Department of Education
⚖️WrightsLaw: Known for its resources on special education law and advocacy, especially around IEPs and 504s.
🧑‍🍼Understood.org: A parent-friendly site offering articles, templates, and tools for navigating IEPs and 504s.

For you!
📘 Accommodations Tracker Template – Keep track of student accommodations
📝 504 vs. IEP Visual – A comparison guide for parents and teachers

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In this episode, Audra and Sami discuss the ethical implications surrounding the recent P. Diddy scandal, power dynamics in influential figures, and how this ties into our work as behavior analysts and educators. We dive deep into the importance of giving assent to students and clients and why protecting vulnerable individuals—whether in schools or society—must be our priority.

Key Takeaways:
🧠 Power dynamics matter: Figures in positions of authority can misuse influence, making it crucial for us to stay vigilant in recognizing these behaviors.
🎯 Assent is key: We discuss the importance of giving students and clients the ability to say "no" to activities or instructions that make them uncomfortable.
🛑 Safety first: When working with vulnerable individuals, safety should always be the first priority—both in schools and in life.
⚖️ Mandated reporting: It’s better to speak up and be wrong than to stay silent and risk someone getting hurt.
🗣 Boundaries protect everyone: Teaching students and clients to set boundaries can protect them in all areas of life.

Resources:
📚 Hanley's research on assent and control in behavior analysis
🎧 Previous episode: Compassionate Care ABA and Trauma-Informed Care and Challenging Behaviors
📑 Guide to ethical obligations in behavior analysis

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