Shaileen Negron-Martinez

What is a Functional Behavior Assessment?

Some students struggle to learn in school because of behavior changes.An FBA can lead to a plan for how to change the behavior.

  • May 13, 2024 at 6:32 AM
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When students have trouble in school, it’s not alwaysbecause of academics. Often, behavior is the reason kidsstruggle. Kids may disrupt class, become withdrawn, oreven not go to school. To help, schools use a specialprocess to understand student behavior and decide whatto do. It’s called a functional behavioral assessment or FBA.Learn about FBAs, what they can do for kids, and who hasthe right to get one.