Token Boards

One of my kid's parents requested that we make him a new DRO chart, which is absolutely reasonable considering I'm pretty sure he's grown out of "Dora the Explorer" now that he's turned 12.  We're probably headed toward a Cars themed one but are still trying to come up with age/interest appropriate ideas.  Aside from that, he needs a larger-than-normal board that can hold up to 20 tokens plus the reinforcer.  

One thing I've learned in my teaching studies is that there is no need to reinvent the wheel.  There are lots of things out there that will work for most kids. ABA Resources is one of the websites that offers free printables; both themed and generic.

I also found a portable magnetized version on Amazon too!  All of the reviews say it's really great, there are lots of different kinds of tokens and they're laminated, a big plus for longevity and durability--2 very important things for my kiddos.  All things considered, it seems to be a great buy at only $20.  That price is half off the original, which may just be a holiday promo, hard to say.  It's made by a company called Autism Help Today LLC which offers a lot of ideas for purchase...but also some DIY inspiration.

There's another token board I found that uses pennies as tokens, which is fine, but not all that exciting.  It's more like a meanstreaming strategy that can be used in GenEd classrooms that can also translate into higher functioning classrooms.  The website is really great for training and other products too, but they are on the more expensive side.  Its actually a really great teacher resource too, something to remember when I get into my classroom!

Punch Cards!

Aside from that, I found a couple of other websites that give a lot of ideas for different types of token economies and how best to use them.  This site addresses other kinds of reinforcers which are all classroom appropriate too and look a bit more at the technical and research side of the token economy.