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Simonsen, Brandi; Britton, Lisa; Young, Dale – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2010
Students with disabilities who display serious (e.g., dangerous) problem behaviors are frequently educated in alternative school settings. Although there is considerable research on intervention approaches (e.g., function-based support) to support individual students with challenging behaviors, there is a lack of research on schoolwide…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Intervention, Aggression, Behavior Disorders
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
The "Lovaas Model of Applied Behavior Analysis" is a type of behavioral therapy that initially focuses on discrete trials: brief periods of one-on-one instruction, during which a teacher cues a behavior, prompts the appropriate response, and provides reinforcement to the child. Children in the program receive an average of 35 to 40 hours…
Descriptors: Intervention, Disabilities, Emotional Development, Cognitive Development
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Bloh, Christopher; Axelrod, Saul – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2008
With the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, classrooms are now mandated to employ behavioral methods to address target behaviors. These relevant behavioral strategies have long been advanced and disseminated by the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Notwithstanding this capability, proponents of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, State Departments of Education, Intellectual Development, Behavior Modification
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Sailor, Wayne; Zuna, Nina; Choi, Jeong-Hoon; Thomas, Jamie; McCart, Amy; Roger, Blair – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2006
Schoolwide positive behavior support (SWPBS) exemplifies a longitudinal research program originating in the fields of special education and school psychology that has produced an extensive national database encompassing an evidence-based set of practices applicable to general education as well as special education students including those with…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Change, Urban Schools, Special Education Teachers
Dake, Bruce; And Others – 1993
California special education teachers (N=1,282) responded to a survey concerning the distribution of, and support for, students receiving special education services who engage in severe problem behaviors in school settings. The survey included questions about the status and experience of the teacher as well as the specific areas of support used in…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Gaylord, Vicki, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration (NJ1), 2004
This issue of the quarterly publication focuses on Achieving Secondary Education and Transition Results for Students with Disabilities. Editorial introduction notes that today's educational systems are being called upon to re-examine how they prepare students with disabilities for adult life. The shift toward greater participation by students with…
Descriptors: Community Services, Nontraditional Education, Disabilities, Accountability