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Levinsohn, Mary; Klyap, John M. – 1999
This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of a social competence promotion program conducted in the sixth grade of a middle school. The need to increase social competence within the school arose from the results of enumerative and stakeholder data collected at the school. This paper outlines the steps of the needs assessment, program…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Middle Schools
Cheney, Christine, O. – 1989
Discipline problems in both regular and special education settings can be prevented through the effective use of three key elements: (1) organizational management of classroom elements; (2) anticipation and re-direction of student behavior; and (3) positive, encouraging interactions with students. Organizational management of classroom elements…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities
Molloy, Christine – Pointer, 1989
Described are positive classroom practices used for behavior management at a child development center, including proximity control, signal interference, touch control, decoding skills, antiseptic bouncing, planned ignoring with positive reinforcement, and supporting cooperative play. Also described is a situational crisis controlled through use of…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Crisis Intervention
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Anguiano, Patricia – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
A first-year teacher recounts her action research project to address the misbehaviors occurring in her third-grade classroom. She reports on identification of four target behaviors and implementation of research-based intervention techniques such as eye contact, physical proximity, and "withitness," (constant awareness of the classroom). Analysis…
Descriptors: Action Research, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems
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Shippen, Margaret E.; Simpson, Robert G.; Crites, Steven A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2003
This article provides guidance on the use of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) techniques to identify the function of problem behaviors by recording antecedents and consequences of each behavior. It includes a case study illustrating application of FBA as well as a sample form for recording observations, developing a behavioral hypothesis,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wilson, Richard, Ed. – LD Forum, 1989
This monograph summarizes recent research on the education of learning disabled students. After an introduction by the editor, individual articles include: "Teaching Listening Skills" (Linda Higbee Mandlebaum and Richard Wilson); "Study-Skills Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities" (Deborah Gartland);…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction