Fundamental Concepts

Throughout the process of assessing and teaching functional skills, teams must make decisions about interventions they implement with learners. All of the interventions proposed in this resource are supported by the science of applied behaviour analysis (ABA) and informed by certain fundamental concepts.

This section introduces you to eight concepts that should underlie all your intervention activities. Click below for information, practice and feedback on each of the fundamental concepts.

• Inclusive Learning Environment
• Collaboration and Learner-centered Planning
• Evidence-based Practice
• Principles of Learning
• Prompting
• Reinforcement
• Data Collection
• Coaching and Supporting Staff