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The Effect of a Platform Swing on the Independent Work Behaviors of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Murdock, Linda C.; Dantzler, John A.; Walker, Anne N.; Wood, L. Becca – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2014
A randomized pretest-posttest control group design was utilized to measure the effects of a platform swing on independent work behaviors of 30 children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Participants engaged in two 5-min intervals of independent work. Between the intervals, participants in the treatment group received 5 min of vestibular…
Descriptors: Motion, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Independent Study
Functional Communication Training without Extinction Using Concurrent Schedules of Differing Magnitudes of Reinforcement in Classrooms
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Davis, Dawn H.; Fredrick, Laura D.; Alberto, Paul A.; Gama, Roberto – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2012
This study investigated the effects of functional communication training (FCT) implemented with concurrent schedules of differing magnitudes of reinforcement in lieu of extinction to reduce inappropriate behaviors and increase alternative mands. Participants were four adolescent students diagnosed with severe emotional and behavior disorders…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation, Behavior Disorders, Time on Task
Reading, Mathematics, and Behavioral Difficulties Interrelate: Evidence from a Cross-Lagged Panel Design and Population-Based Sample of US Upper Elementary Students
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Lin, Yu-Chu; Morgan, Paul L.; Hillemeier, Marianne; Cook, Michael; Maczuga, Steve; Farkas, George – Behavioral Disorders, 2013
We examined three questions. First, do reading difficulties increase children's risk of behavioral difficulties? Second, do behavioral difficulties increase children's risk of reading difficulties? Third, do mathematics difficulties increase children's risk of reading or behavioral difficulties? We investigated these questions using (a) a sample…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties
Behavior Problems in Learning Activities and Social Interactions in Head Start Classrooms and Early Reading, Mathematics, and Approaches to Learning
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Bulotsky-Shearer, Rebecca J.; Fernandez, Veronica; Dominguez, Ximena; Rouse, Heather L. – School Psychology Review, 2011
Relations between early problem behavior in preschool classrooms and a comprehensive set of school readiness outcomes were examined for a stratified random sample (N = 256) of 4-year-old children enrolled in a large, urban school district Head Start program. A series of multilevel models examined the unique contribution of early problem behavior…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Behavior Problems, School Readiness, Early Reading
The Effects of a Group Contingency Strategy on Behaviorally Disordered Students in Physical Education.
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Vogler, E. William; French, Ron W. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1983
A study investigated: (1) the effectiveness of a group contingency behavior modification strategy on behaviorally disordered students in a physical education class; (2) each student's response in relation to the group; and (3) the effects of age differences on results. The strategy increased time on task for both individuals and groups. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management