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McCollow, Meaghan M.; Curiel, Emily S. L.; Davis, Carol Ann; Sainato, Diane – Young Exceptional Children, 2016
Much has been written on challenging behavior in young children, and teachers know that that teaching new skills, particularly appropriate ways to communicate, is important when reducing challenging behavior. Strategies that focus on what occurs before the behavior happens are known as "antecedent strategies." Strategies that focus on…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Young Children, Prevention, Intervention
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Rabideau, Lindsey K.; Stanton-Chapman, Tina L.; Brown, Tiara S. – Young Exceptional Children, 2018
The most researched and effective practice for instructing children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is applied behavior analysis (ABA; Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968; Reichow, 2012; Smith & Eikeseth, 2011; Virués-Ortega, 2010). ABA is a scientific approach to systematic instruction, data collection, and data analysis based on observable…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Teaching Methods, Behavior Modification
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Jiang, Hui S.; Jones, Sarah Y. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2016
Challenging behaviors can happen to children with a variety of abilities in all kinds of settings, and children's early experiences as members of classroom communities serve as the foundation on which lifelong patterns of social behaviors are constructed. Therefore, helping children with challenging behaviors become fully included is essential for…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Preschool Children, Classroom Techniques, Behavior Modification
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Brown, Tiara Saufley; Stanton-Chapman, Tina – Young Exceptional Children, 2015
Special education professionals and teachers of students with autism face many behavioral and instructional challenges. In addition to teaching content to a demanding population, teachers are often faced with particular circumscribed and special interests that often take up time and divert attention from the students. It is an educators job to…
Descriptors: Autism, Special Education, Behavior Problems, Student Interests
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Thelen, Peggy; Klifman, Tammy – Young Children, 2011
Transitions in early childhood classrooms are changes from one activity to another or from one place to another. Well-planned transitions can be positive learning experiences for children. During transitions children can sing songs, follow a leader by copying his or her physical motions, practice counting, or even recite a favorite poem or nursery…
Descriptors: Children, Early Childhood Education, Student Adjustment, Student Behavior