ABA Term of the Week: Shaping In laymen’s term, Shaping means reinforcing small steps toward a final behavior or skill. In this video, I’m shaping my daughter’s 3-word mand: “I want phone.” We start by reinforcing easier approximations and then slowly raise the requirement as she becomes more independent. ✨ Teaching steps: 1️⃣ First approximation: “Phone (not shown) 2️⃣ Next: “Want phone” 3️⃣ Final/terminal behavior: “I want phone” When she masters one step, we move to the next—only reinforcing

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