Applied Behavior Analysis and Learning Disabilities

Abstract

This report recommends research on the curriculum for learning disabled children using the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) methodology as the system for pursuing the suggested studies. This is Part I of a two-part report. It includes an explanation of the research variables suggested and a brief description of the ABA research methodology. Included also is a justification for recommending this particular investigative approach. Suggestions are made for research on general curriculum topics such as generalization and retention. Part I concludes with a discussion of some methodological limitations of the ABA system, and some comments on how these limitations might stimulate additional investigations.