BlueSky Center for Learning

10/28/2025

✨ Behavior Tip Tuesday! ✨

Today’s tip: Reinforce the behavior immediately! 💥

When a child shows the behavior you want to see (sharing, using kind words, following directions) respond right away. The quicker the reinforcement, the stronger the connection they’ll make between their action and your praise or reward! 💬👏

⏱️ Why it matters:�Kids learn best when the feedback is instant. Waiting too long can make it harder for them to understand what behavior earned the positive attention.

💡Try this:�Catch the behavior in the moment and say,�👉 “I love how you followed directions so quickly!” or�👉 “You shared your toy so nicely! Great job!”

Consistency + immediacy = stronger positive behaviors! 💪

10/27/2025

Meet the Team Monday! 💙☁️

10/25/2025

We are so excited to announce our BlueSky store that will be open for the next 2 weeks! (Open now until November 6th) 🤩🤗 We have long & short sleeved T’s, sweatshirts, coffee tumblers, water bottles, bags, hats & sweatpants.

🛍️Store link: https://blue-sky-center-for-learning-fall-store-2025.itemorder.com/

Happy shopping!! 💙🩵

10/24/2025

✨ VBMAPP stands for: Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment & Placement Program

✨ It evaluates a child’s language and learning skills by comparing them to developmental milestones and helps professionals identify an individual’s strengths and weaknesses to develop goals and monitor progress.

✨We run this functional assessment on all of our learners every 6 months!

10/19/2025

We had a blast participating in the Trunk or Treat at the Ithaca YMCA today! 👻🎃

10/13/2025

If you're looking for a great program for a child with developmental disabilities, check out BlueSky Center for Learning!

"At BlueSky Center for Learning, we create a positive environment where early learner's with autism spectrum disorder and related developmental disabilities are empowered to achieve independence and success through programs that emphasize evidence-based practices. We provide clinic and school based services. We are highly invested in collaborating with our learner's parents and school CSE Team."

Learn more at www.blueskyithaca.com

08/26/2025

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05/26/2025

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05/23/2025

✨ Pairing is the process of building trust and rapport between a therapist and a child through positive association.

✨The therapist can do this by observing the learner and discovering their likes and dislikes and associating themselves with the reinforcers.

💙 Through playful interactions, the therapist can condition themselves as a reinforcer!

05/12/2025

We are so excited to announce our BlueSky store that will be open for the next 2 weeks! (Open now until May 23rd) 🤩🤗 We have long & short sleeved T’s, sweatshirts, coffee tumblers, water bottles, bags, hats & sweatpants.

🛍️Store link: https://bluesky-center-for-learning-spring-store-2025.itemorder.com/

Happy shopping!! 💙🩵

05/05/2025

Thank you so much to all of the local businesses that donated to our fundraiser this year! We appreciate you all so much! 💙