Elizabeth Haughton is a highly recognized educational consultant, the Founder of the Haughton Learning Center, and recipient of both the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ and the ‘Our Teacher Award’ from the Standard Celeration Society.
She has been a precision teacher for more than 50 years and joins us today to talk about her combination of heart and science within her teaching model.
She explains how she incorporated precision teaching with her students in a classroom setting and what led her to open her own learning center.
Filled with joy, passion, and excitement it’s a pleasure talking to Elizabeth about all things precision teaching and how she’s transformed childrens' lives through the use of charting.
Join our The ABA and OT Podcast Facebook Group to get access to the following resources:
Facebook group link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/397478901376425
Check out the podcast on your favorite platform!
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aba-and-ot-podcast/id1538336498
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ieqLjFH8ekw2DA0VTWJno
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3RoZWFiYWFuZG90cG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLnhtbA==
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-aba-and-ot-podcast
Podbean: https://theabaandotpodcast.podbean.com/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abaandptpodcast
HIGHLIGHTS
02:54 Elizabeth’s work as an educator and the different children she works with.
05:18 The impact Elizabeth’s mother had on her and how she found her passion for teaching people with additional needs.
11:05 What it was like growing up on a cattle ranch in California with 5 other siblings.
14:41 How different games can help children with their learning.
16:51 How Elizabeth started her teaching career and why she focused on children who had problems with retention.
20:23 What Elizabeth learned from her first experience of precision teaching.
25:25 The history of ‘The Standard Celeration Chart’ and how Elizabeth knew she wanted to be a precision teacher.
28:49 How the classroom can be arranged to help children chart and what Elizabeth does to make charting easier for the kids.
33:55 What you can learn from the consistent charting of data about how a child’s day-to-day affects their performance.
35:27 ‘The happy learner model’ and the benefit of direct instruction in your teaching plan.
37:54 How Elizabeth enrolled other teachers into the precision teaching method.
40:45 How working with Terry Harris taught Elizabeth about gross motor and fine motor coordination.
44:01 The people who influenced and taught Elizabeth and how she became so knowledgeable in precision teaching.
47:18 Why Elizabeth moved to Canada and what the classes were like for children with additional needs there.
50:10 How Elizabeth decided what to teach the children in her classes and why she doesn’t always stick to a standard curriculum.
56:30 What made Elizabeth start her own private learning center and what it was like running an intensive program.
1:02:15 Elizabeth’s current work in program creation, teaching, and coaching.
1:05:05 Different coaches people can reach out to to learn about precision teaching.
1:09:40 The different writing manuals and materials that Elizabeth has published.
1:12:55 The charting Elizabeth does on her own data and how this has helped her.
1:23:20 The need for parents to be involved in the education of their children and the future of behavioral science and precision teaching.
1:32:11 Why most schools don’t incorporate precision teaching in their curriculum.
1:34:50 Where Elizabeth got the idea for hearts on charts, and why she always starts with the heart.
1:41:43 The importance of gratitude.
RESOURCES
Learn more about the Haughton Learning Center on Elizabeth’s website: https://haughtonlearningcenter.com/
Check out The Story Book (memory game): https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/294601273632?chn=ps&_ul=AU&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-139619-5960-0&mkcid=2&itemid=294601273632&targetid=1279751774829&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9112673&poi=&campaignid=9772799667&mkgroupid=123973272138&rlsatarget=pla-1279751774829&abcId=578876&merchantid=7364522&gclid=Cj0KCQiAieWOBhCYARIsANcOw0zDtzJER65LjzYpAHIKLORmWrlwKD9Y3fkUiCTL5AYk6SHebNALfvQaAgQrEALw_wcB
Find out more about Blink - the world’s fastest card game: https://www.amazon.com.au/Reinhards-Staupes-Blink-Worlds-Fastest/dp/B0037W5Y2W/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24KCEZJW88BYJ&keywords=blink+game&qid=1641695101&sprefix=blink+game%2Caps%2C384&sr=8-1
Find the game Spot It: https://www.amazon.com/Asmod%C2%A8%C2%A6e-Spot-It-Classic-Eco-Blister/dp/B08CMRPCKL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1S9H6FUUC6N3F&keywords=spot+it&qid=1641695144&sprefix=spot+i%2Caps%2C433&sr=8-1
Get Connect 4: https://www.amazon.com/Connect-Strategy-Board-Amazon-Exclusive/dp/B06XY881H4/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1V9IFDVNSHYMG&keywords=connect+4&qid=1641695183&sprefix=connec%2Caps%2C527&sr=8-3
Learn more about the bead counters Eileen Standing Bear makes through Mohawk Leathers: http://www.mohawkleathers.com/
Find more about Morningside Academy
Learn more about The Standard Celeration Chart
QUOTES
04:53 Elizabeth “I’m amazed that we’re really able to make a difference in the lives of so many youngsters.”
12:55 Elizabeth “To me if you’re going to be into precision teaching and the measurement of learning be part of a team. It’s so important to be a learner, to be part of the team.”
44:38 Elizabeth “Build their strengths and their needs, but don’t ever forget what can they do and get it going.”
53:05 Elizabeth “The students, they can all learn. That’s all I know, I haven’t met anyone who can’t learn but I have to go where they are and I have to bring up their strengths. It takes figuring out but sometimes you have to unlearn your own head and watch what they’re doing instead of what you think the curriculum is.”
1:21:14 Elizabeth “Helping other people and being part of something that really does change lives in a positive way, keeps your spirit young, keeps your energy.”
1:33:59 Elizabeth “Those little guys want to read, I saw it when I taught. They want to do it, they want to write their numbers, they want to do their maths facts, they want to learn. So how can we give it to them will always be something I spend my whole life how to make it better.”
Our TOPPODCAST Picks 
Stay Connected
