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Elmquist, Donna L. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1991
The primary approaches of programs to prevent alcohol and other drug abuse are discussed, along with general problems of these programs. Key weaknesses of program evaluations are discussed, and suggestions and recommendations are made for special educators to implement prevention programs with their students with disabilities. (JDD)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Disabilities, Drug Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education
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Rosenberg, Michael S.; Jackman, Lori A. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2003
This article describes the PAR (Preventing, Acting upon, and Resolving) Comprehensive Behavior Management System, a process-based model in which collaborative teams work together to form consensus on a positive and supportive school-wide approach to behavior management. It highlights the content and processes used to introduce and sustain the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
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Colvin, Geoffrey; And Others – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1993
This article highlights how instructional management differs from behavior management in terms of common practice, and demonstrates how an instructional strategy used to address persistent academic errors, called "precorrection," can be applied to change chronic problem behaviors. Seven basic correction and precorrection steps are…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
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White, Richard; Algozzine, Bob; Audette, Robert; Marr, Mary Beth; Ellis, Edward D., Jr. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2001
This article explains how to implement "unified discipline" as a school-wide approach to managing problem behavior, an approach designed to support educators in meeting the needs of students with emotional and behavioral problems in general education classrooms by establishing unified attitudes, expectations, correction procedures, and team roles.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Discipline, Discipline Policy
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Myles, Brenda Smith; And Others – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1992
The following stages in planning a token economy with students having behavior problems are discussed: (1) identifying target behaviors; (2) specifying and selecting reinforcers; (3) identifying token types and schedules; (4) planning token distribution and redemption; (5) initiating and implementing the token economy system; and (6) planning…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management
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Casteel, Carolyn P.; Isom, Bess A.; Jordan, Kathleen F. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2000
This article presents a practical plan for improving reading comprehension and reader self-efficacy in grades 4-12 through transactional strategies instruction. Three phases of instruction are described and specific instructional strategies are provided. Suggestions for implementation and for evaluation of instruction effectiveness are also…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation
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Swaggart, Brenda L. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
Explains how cognitive behavior modification (CBM) can be used to teach students self-control through increased awareness of cognitive processes and effects of behavior. Briefly describes three CBM procedures: (1) observational learning, (2) self-instruction, and (3) self-monitoring. Offers specific guidelines for implementing self-instruction and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Restructuring
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Welch, Marshall; Link, Donald P. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1991
The Instructional Priority System is presented as a collaborative approach in which teachers, specialists, students, and their parents participate in the instructional decision-making process for developing, implementing, and generalizing learning strategies. The skills needed by the student are identified and prioritized, and responsibilities…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Planning, Decision Making, Educational Cooperation
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Jones, Eric D.; Southern, W. Thomas; Brigham, Frederick J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
This article reviews the literature on curriculum-based assessment (CBA) with students who have special education needs. Features of CBA common to various approaches and contributing most to its instructional effectiveness include teachers' evaluative attitudes and behaviors, focus and sustained attention on student performance, and facilitation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness