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Research you can use in school practice.

Each week, Rob Spain connects two open full-text studies to one practical next step for school BCBAs. Start with a sample issue, then decide whether the brief belongs in your inbox.

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Rob Spain, M.S., BCBA, IBASchool-based behavior analyst, university faculty member, and founder of Behavior School.

Open researchFull-text sources you can examine directly.
Clear limitsWhat the evidence supports and what it cannot establish.
One next stepA bounded action connected to school practice.

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Three issues to start with

Each issue identifies a school-practice decision, translates two sources, names important limitations, and ends with a practical action.

Sample 01

You finished the FBA. Did anything test the hypothesis?

An interview and a form can start an FBA. They cannot tell you if the function is right.

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Teach them how to ask before you ask them to comply

Have we taught this student how to ask for what they need before we ask them to comply?

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You cannot be the classroom aide and still cover the caseload

Covering a session proves the plan can work. Training the adult who stays is what makes it keep working after you leave.

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