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Petti, Michael – Instructor, 1986
If a quick-tempered student is helped to deal with anger, she or he has learned an important lesson. Sixteen strategies to teach self-control are presented and discussed. (MT)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Self Control
Ballard, Keith D. – Exceptional Child, 1983
Teaching exceptional children to use verbal cues to control nonverbal behaviors is suggested as a procedure for establishing adaptive behaviors and as a self-management strategy for ensuring generalization and maintenance of new responses. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Disabilities, Generalization, Mediation Theory
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Carter, Jane F. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
This discussion addresses the use of self-management as a behavior change technology for adolescents with behavior disorders. The supporting literature is reviewed; reasons for considering self-management strategies are presented; and specific guidelines are provided for planning self-management interventions based on a self-management planning…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Intervention
Fisher-Collins, Ramona – 1994
This parent and teacher guide considers discipline for children with Tourette Syndrome (TS) who have difficulty with behavioral compliance. Discipline is defined primarily as "training to act in accordance with rules," and is not punishment but involves teaching self-control and observance of societal expectations. Controversy and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Discipline
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Page, Andrew C. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This paper presents a conceptual framework, based on training in self-regulation, for the normalization of sexual behavior in individuals with developmental disabilities. Four features of such an approach include acquiring appropriate sexual behaviors, generalizing skills, discriminating appropriate contexts, and evaluating one's actions. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Developmental Disabilities, Generalization
Duffy, Roslyn – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Offers suggestions for parents in dealing with a young child's anger when it manifests itself as hitting. Suggestions focus on impulse control and include the following: (1) describe appropriate behavior; (2) show and teach self-control; (3) uncover reasons for anger; (4) prevent out-of-control behavior; (5) calming techniques; (6) and controls…
Descriptors: Anger, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Smith, Judith Osgood – LD Forum, 1995
Skill-based social deficits exist in students with learning disabilities when a student has not learned a given skill; performance-based deficits exist when the student possesses a skill but doesn't perform in appropriate circumstances. Interventions for both types of deficit and a strategy to build self-control skills are offered. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Smith, Carl R., Ed. – Iowa Perspective, 1979
The issue presents two articles on emotionally disabled children. The first, "Self-Control Strategies for Emotionally Disabled Students" by Landis Fick, offers some alternatives to traditional externally managed behavior modification techniques, and defines the teacher's role in a program oriented toward developing self control. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Physical Education
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Graham, Steve; And Others – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1992
Principles of teaching students with special needs the processes for self-regulation of their behavior are offered, for the four components of self-instruction, goal setting, self-monitoring, and self-reinforcement. Forms of self-instruction are described, with examples, and sample recording systems are provided. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Goal Orientation, Learning Strategies
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Schmid, Rex E. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Describes one elementary school's school-wide effort to design and implement strategies for school improvement in discipline, community relations, and academic performance. Children are taught a simple three-step method for dealing with conflict. Referrals to the timeout room and discipline referrals for serious behavior infractions have been…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
Wayson, William W. – 1980
Developing Student Self-Discipline in Schools and Classrooms is a program designed for teachers, counselors, administrators, educational decision-makers and other school personnel who are concerned about the disruptive effect of discipline problems in many schools today. The course offers a repertoire of proven techniques and skills useful for…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
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Unruh, David; Anderson, Marge; Bartscher, Beverly – Preventing School Failure, 1997
Describes using behavior maps to help students identify and change nonadaptive patterns of interaction with adults and peers. Strategies are presented for developing and using behavior maps, and three examples of behavior maps of differing complexity are provided. Evaluation of behavior mapping efforts is also discussed. (CR)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Dowd, Thomas P. – 1996
This Boys' Town guide for parents focuses on proactive aggression, how to recognize it, and how to deal with it. The guide differentiates proactive and reactive aggression, describes potential causes, and presents suggestions for eliminating inappropriate behavior. One parent-child scenario is described in which unwitting parents with the best of…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
Rutherford, Robert B., Jr.; And Others – 1996
This monograph is intended to help special educators design social behavior curricula that teach alternative or replacement behaviors for negative behaviors to students with emotional/behavior disorders (E/BD). Each section contains a brief description of a behavior replacement technique, an explanation of why a particular technique works,…
Descriptors: Anger, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
Walker, Hill M. – 1995
This text provides practical guidelines and techniques for effectively managing acting out behavior in elementary students. It attempts to characterize acting-out behavior in the context of schooling; describe what is known about coping effectively with it; and illustrate applications of successful interventions. The 10 chapters cover the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Classroom Communication
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