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Our clinical lead, Dr. José Martinez, Ph.D., BCBA-D, has contributed to the peer-reviewed research shaping how early childhood practitioners support social skills, understand behavior, and measure progress.
"Social competence develops early in childhood as children interact with others, and it is a significant contributor to children's social development."
Martinez, J. R., Prykanowski, D. A., & Waters, C. L. (2020). Young Exceptional Children, 24(2), 82–95.
Read the full PDF"Trial-based functional analysis (TBFA) is a type of functional behavior assessment that is highly applicable in early childhood settings."
An, Z. G., Martinez, J. R., & Ai, J. (2020). Young Exceptional Children, 24(4), 200–212.
Read the full PDF"Given the importance of engagement and impact of problem behavior on young children's behavioral, social, and academic development, these two behaviors are often observed and measured in early childhood settings."
Prykanowski, D. A., Martinez, J. R., Reichow, B., Conroy, M. A., & Huang, K. (2018). Behavioral Disorders, 44(1), 53–62.
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