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School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and Students with Extensive Support Needs: A Scoping Review
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Walker, Virginia L.; Conradi, Lyndsey Aiono; Strickland-Cohen, M. Kathleen; Johnson, Holly N. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) is an inclusive multi-tiered system of behavioral supports that has been widely adopted by K-12 schools in the United States. SWPBIS focuses on creating safe, equitable, and inclusive school environments and has been linked to both positive behavioral and academic outcomes for…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Student Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Functional Communication Training in Inclusive School Settings for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Literature Review
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Masud, Andy B.; Walker, Virginia L.; Carpenter, Megan E.; Anderson, Ashley – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2023
Functional communication training (FCT) is a well-established, evidence-based practice used to address challenging behavior among individuals across settings, ages, and disability categories. However, the research is limited on the implementation of FCT in inclusive school settings for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities
A Literature Review of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports for Students with Extensive Support Needs. TIES Center Report 106
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Conradi, Lyndsey Aiono; Walker, Virginia L.; McDaid, Patricia; Johnson, Holly N.; Strickland-Cohen, M. Kathleen – Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2022
In response to two calls for continued research focused on PBIS and students with extensive support needs, researchers from the TIES Center and Center on PBIS conducted this literature review to summarize the current literature. This report summarizes the characteristics of the literature and implications for practice and future research…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Severe Intellectual Disability, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
A Meta-Analytic Review of Paraprofessional-Implemented Interventions for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Walker, Virginia L.; Coogle, Christan Grygas; Lyon, Kristin J.; Turf, Mindi – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to summarize single-case design studies in which paraprofessionals delivered interventions to students with autism spectrum disorder in school settings. We descriptively analyzed participant and intervention characteristics and study quality and estimated intervention effect using Tau-U across student…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention
Paraeducator-Delivered Interventions for Students with Extensive Support Needs in Inclusive School Settings: A Systematic Review
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Walker, Virginia L.; Kurth, Jennifer; Carpenter, Megan E.; Tapp, Melissa C.; Clausen, Amy; Lockman Turner, Elissa – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2021
Schools have continued to rely on paraeducators to assist special education teachers and other professionals in the provision of special education and related services. Although paraeducators often support students with extensive support needs (ESN) in a range of school environments, the subset of intervention studies focused on paraeducators who…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Students with Disabilities, Educational Research, Program Effectiveness
A Meta-Analysis of Paraprofessional-Delivered Interventions to Address Challenging Behavior among Students with Disabilities
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Walker, Virginia L.; Carpenter, Megan E.; Lyon, Kristin J.; Button, Lindsey – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2021
Paraprofessionals report spending a substantial amount of time addressing challenging behavior in a range of school environments, yet identify behavioral intervention as a high-priority training area. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to systematically review and summarize single-case intervention studies involving paraprofessional-delivered…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Behavior Problems, Students with Disabilities, Intervention
Function-Based Intervention in Inclusive School Settings: A Meta-Analysis
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Walker, Virginia L.; Chung, Yun-Ching; Bonnet, Lauren K. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2018
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to summarize single-case intervention research studies in which students with disabilities received function-based intervention (FBI) within inclusive school settings to address challenging behavior. A total of 27 studies were identified and systematically reviewed to determine the overall effect of FBI on…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Modification