Verbal Behavior Analysis

B.F. Skinner writes in Verbal Behavior, 1957, that language is learned behavior and the same basic principles of behavior that form the foundation of applied behavior analysis also apply to the development of language. Verbal behavior provides a functional analysis of language to account for the full range of human behavior. It is a collection of highly effective teaching procedures taken from the science of behavior analysis.

At ACI, we motivate children to communicate through requesting, labeling, imitating movements, repeating what is heard, following instructions, and having conversations.