TAGteach & ABA: Teaching with Acoustical Guidance to Boost Performance

This week, EveryDay ABA explores how TAGteach and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles transform skill development in sports, education, and beyond. Your three favorite hosts break down how Teaching with Acoustical Guidance (TAGteach) uses positive reinforcement and auditory markers to shape behavior, enhance performance, and promote generalization. Listeners will hear real-life examples from basketball coaching and other high-performance settings, discovering how immediate, precise feedback reduces verbal prompts and fosters learner independence. The episode highlights practical strategies for coaches, behavior analysts, and educators to apply evidence-based techniques that improve teamwork, communication, and skill mastery. ☕ Support your favorite ABA podcast hosts by showing them love at buymeacoffee.com/everydayaba⭐ Help EveryDay ABA reach more people by following the show + , turning on automatic downloads, and leaving a 5-star review! 📲 Follow us on Instagram: @EverydayABA.3 🎁 Earn Rewards every time you shop by using Shopkick 🤑 Earn $50 cash back by using Rakuten   📊   Earn 125,000 bonus points by opening a new Sapphire Reserve® account or 75,000 bonus points for opening a new Sapphire Preferred® account using EveryDayABA's code at Chase 📢 To advertise on this podcast please e-mail: [email protected] 📖 Get your CEU certificate HERE!   Buy the Tiny Explorings Shoes HERE   References:Dixon, M., Lorenz, K., Bolter, N., & Turner, M. (2023). Examining coaches’ instructional behavior in response to challenge and threat feedback. Journal of Sport Behavior, 46(1), 112–123.Doyle, P. (2019). The effects of TAGteach™ on the execution of resistance training movements. [Master's Thesis, Temple University]. Temple University Theses and Dissertations.Fogel, V., St. Peter, C. C., & Miltenberger, R. G. (2010). Evaluating the efficacy of TAGteach as a training strategy for teaching a golf swing. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43(2), 271–281.Miller, M. E., & Doughty, K. A. (2014). The use of contingent acoustical feedback to decrease toe walking in a young child. Behavioral Interventions, 29(1), 75–88.Smith, R. E., Smoll, F. L., & Cumming, S. P. (2007). Coaching the coaches: Youth sports as a scientific and applied behavioral setting. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40(4), 852–856.