key components : context,, target behavior, criteria

1. zaid is a new student in your ABA pre-school and you need to write objectives for his first treatment plan. An initial assessment of Amir's skills revealed that he lacks imitation skills. Since you know that imitation is a critical pre-academic skill, you decide to include an objective to address the acquisition of imitation skills. Think about the following:

In what context will you teach this behavior? Exactly what behavior/s will you teach zaid ?

During the first 3 months of his treatment plan, what criterion would you like to see zaid meet?

Now, based on the information you have, combine the three key components into a functional objective. Include your rationale for choosing this specific objective for zaid by answering the following questions:

1. Write the behavioral objective/goal.
2. What skills (behavior) does the child currently have, and what skills (behavior) would you like this child to attain?

C. How does that assessment make this objective functional?

d. Why did you choose the context and selected criterion for this objective?