Shaping and Chaining

Shaping and Chaining are strategies in ABA therapy that enable the child to learn more complex behaviors. Chaining breaks the task down into a variety of smaller steps that are then taught to the child individually. Shaping involves reinforcing your child for engaging in behaviors that gradually lead to the desired goal. Watch our video to learn about the importance of Shaping and Chaining and each one in more detail.

0:00 Shaping and chaining
0:43 Why should we use shaping and chaining?
0:53 What is the difference between shaping and chaining?
1:17 Chaining in more detail: breaking down the steps
1:52 How to teach chaining with forwards chaining
2:23 How to teach chaining with backwards chaining
2:52 How to teach chaining with total task chaining
3:20 Shaping in more detail