This guide introduces behavior management strategies within the broader context of a comprehensive early intervention program, the CO-TEACH Model. It describes practices that teach desirable alternatives to child misbehavior and that avoid opportunities for inappropriate behavior to occur. An introductory section on positive behavior management…

An alternating individual and group-oriented reinforcement contingency did not generate consistent levels of supportive peer behaviors between two preschoolers with handicaps and their socially competent peers. Two socially competent children were then taught to deliver supportive prompts to their peers during dramatic play, increasing the…

Briefly reviews the research literature concerning the overjustification effect. The effect describes the situation where positive reinforcement reduces one's intrinsic motivation for a behavior, thereby decreasing the probability that the behavior will be repeated. Notes the limitations of this explanation and recommends a broader representation…