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High-Probability Requests and a Preferred Item as a Distractor: Increasing Successful Transitions in Children with Behavior Problems.
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Davis, Carol Ann; Reichle, Joe E.; Southard, Kristin L. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2000
A study compared the effects of two interventions (high-probability requests and preferred item as a distractor) on the success of classroom transitions of two 6-year-olds with behavior problems in inclusive classrooms. Results indicated that both interventions were effective in increasing successful transitions and were found to be socially…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
Functional Analysis of Disruptive Behavior in an Inclusive Classroom.
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Umbreit, John – Journal of Early Intervention, 1996
A case study is presented of a boy (age 5) with mild mental retardation who frequently displayed disruptive behavior at school. Assessment and intervention involved a brief functional analysis, a curriculum-based assessment, and an intervention involving curriculum modification and functional communication training to request a break or…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
Using a Problem-Solving Approach To Teach Classroom Skills to a Student with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities within Regular Classroom Settings.
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O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lancioni, Giulio; Gardiner, Marianne; Tiernan, Roisin; Lacy, Claire – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2002
A study examined use of a problem-solving intervention to teach classroom skills to a student with moderate intellectual disabilities. The student was taught targeted skills in a resource room and was able to successfully generalize the skills to regular classrooms. Teachers indicated the student's behavior significantly improved during the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
School-wide Behavioral Management Systems.
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Research Connections in Special Education, 1997
This biannual review of research describes promising research models that are helping all students, including students with disabilities, manage their own behavior in school settings. The common features of school-wide systems of behavioral support are identified and include: (1) total staff commitment to managing behavior; (2) clearly defined and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Discipline Policy
Developing Social Competence for All Students. ERIC/OSEP Digest.
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Vincent, Claudia G.; Horner, Robert H.; Sugai, George – 2002
This digest describes the challenges of social skills instruction and provides three strategies for improving the social competence of all students, including children with disabilities. It begins by emphasizing the importance of teaching individual social skills within the context of establishing a school-wide culture of social competence. To…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities
Positive Behavioral Support: Including People with Difficult Behavior in the Community.
Koegel, Lynn Kern, Ed.; And Others – 1996
Twenty papers on positive behavioral support for people with difficult behavior are grouped into four sections: (1) family issues and family support; (2) education issues; (3) social inclusion; and (4) community inclusion. Papers include: "Parent Education for Prevention and Reduction of Severe Problem Behaviors" (Lynn Kern Koegel et…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research