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Help the next generation of practitioners start strong. These plain-language guides, glossary, and tools are free for your students to use.

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A searchable glossary, foundational guides, and downloadable tools your students can use alongside coursework — free, with nothing to install.

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What students and a teacher wrote about our Level 1 course

Intro to ABA, Level 1 has 24 approved reviews in our store, one of them 1 star; all 24 are on our reviews page. Here are three, from a student, a learner taking it alongside her other classes, and a teacher whose students took it too. In their own words:

3 of the 24 approved reviews of Intro to ABA, Level 1, from our store

★★★★★
I really enjoyed this course. It was very thorough and well-presented. I would have preferred to have a workbook to work along with rather than printing off pages, but other than that I thought it was very well done and incredibly educating. Thanks - Erin Cotie, Student
— Erin Cotie
★★★★★
Hello, I am doing well thank you. I love the easy accessibility of the training course as well as how easy it is to understand. I find myself having a better understanding in my other classes as well. I am really enjoying this course. - Lauryn Small
— Lauryn Small
★★★★★
I am still working through the ABA Training Course content. I find the course to be informative and beneficial to my personal and professional knowledge and learning. I have also heard from my students with regard to how much they enjoyed the course. Thank you for this opportunity to provide feedback. - Elizabeth McPhee, Teacher
— Elizabeth McPhee

On the coursework itself

Three more learners on what the course asks of you: a special educator who found it challenging and thorough, a speech-language pathologist who valued the research behind the methods, and a teacher who takes time to prepare for the post-test and ends up understanding the concepts. In their own words:

3 more of the 24 approved reviews of Intro to ABA, Level 1, from our store

★★★★★
I just completed the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) 20 hour course on line. I found it challenging, comprehensive and thorough. My only regret is that I didn't take it while I was a full time special education teacher. I'm now retired and embarking on a career in Early Intervention. I'm "armed and ready" to do what I can for my students. I definitely recommend this course to all special education teachers. - Jo-Ann Demas, Special Educator
— Jo-Ann Demas
★★★★★
I truly enjoyed the course and learned so many things that I was immediately able to put into practice! As an SLP in a pediatric private practice, I work with many children on the autism spectrum. Though I am not in a classroom (anymore- I used to be school-based) I found the course to be rich with strategies and tools I can use daily. I also appreciated the presentation of the research behind the methods/techniques. Knowing that there is solid research behind what I am doing is very important to me. Thanks again for a great course. I am certainly more confident in the things I do with my clients! - Andrea Van Boven, Lead Speech-Language Pathologist
— Andrea Van Boven
★★★★
I am learning a lot from this training. It is a lot of information to absorb, but I really like the flexibility to be able to go back to the power points if I need to. I also like the fact that I have the ability to make copies of the power points. Some of the terminology in the training was unfamiliar to me. I want to be effective in transferring the knowledge learned into practical use. It takes me some time to prepare for the post test, but I do end up understanding the concepts. Thank you for the opportunity to express my opinion. I do believe that this training will make me a better teacher and communicator to children with autism. I can also apply these principles to anyone who would benefit from ABA therapy.
— Carolyn S.

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Where you are on the journey

Questions, answered

Can my students use these for free?
Yes. The glossary, guides, and many tools are free for students and faculty to use.
Do these align with what we teach?
Our materials cover the fundamentals of autism and ABA in plain language — a complement to coursework, not a replacement for your curriculum.
Is there anything for whole programs?
There are organization options if your program wants broader access. Start free and see what your students reach for first.
Who creates the content?
Special Learning, an autism and ABA resource provider since 2010 and a BACB ACE provider (OP-14-2437).

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