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The Competent Learner Model (CLM)

The Competent Learner Model (CLM) is a multi-component, research validated, instructional package containing solutions for solving the major problems faced by educators and parents of children with autism and other significant learning challenges. The Problems We know that educators and parents struggle with making important, meaningful progress with the increasing numbers of learners who have autism and other significant learning challenges…sometimes they don’t know where or how to begin. We know that multidisciplinary professionals working…

Competent Learner Model Implementation

New Teaching Method Helps Students In Real World Stonewall Jackson High School special education teacher Julie Whitaker, center, looks over the shoulder of student Garrett Lloyd, 15, of Edinburg, while his mother Sheila, right, looks on during class on Tuesday. Garrett has had much success over the school’s implementation of the Competent Learner Model this past school year. Rich Cooley/Daily   By Kim Walter QUICKSBURG – When Julie Neese-Whitaker first met 15-year-old Garrett Lloyd, she…

CLM Research Poster Presentation

WVU and CLM have come together to produce the poster titled, “The Impact of the Competent Learner Model on the GARS, Vineland, and PLS Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder” being presented at the upcoming AUCD Conference December 2-5 in Washington D.C. Kudos to Dr. Dan Hursh at WVU for taking the lead on getting CLM Research conducted in addition to all the articles and presentations has has contributed to over the years. It…

One of the very 1st CLM Teachers…

You may recognize a couple people in the photo below. One of them happens be to featured in many of the CLM Unit videos. Seated directly to Vicci’s right is none other than Debbie Thomas, one of the very first CLM teachers. This photo is from Debbie’s recent retirement dinner. Debbie has touched the lives of many families on the central coast throughout her teaching career and we can’t thank her enough for her contributions…

Behavior Analysis for Lasting Change – New Book from the Cambridge Center Includes the CLM!

We are happy to announce the CLM is featured in this new textbook from Sloan Publishing – Behavior Analysis for Lasting Change. Not only is the CLM talked about within the text, but the on-line supplemental video materials included with the textbook purchase features some of the video examples included in our CLM Course of Study. Special thanks to G. Roy Mayer for his contributions to the foundations of the CLM and for including us…