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The Use of Social Stories To Reduce Precursors to Tantrum Behavior in a Student with Autism.
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Kuttler, Shari; Myles, Brenda Smith; Carlson, Judith K. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1998
A study involving a 12-year-old boy with autism, Fragile X syndrome, and intermittent explosive disorder, analyzed the effects of social stories in reducing precursors to tantrum behavior during morning work time and lunchtime. Results indicated a decrease in precursors to tantrums when the social stories were available to the student. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques
Teaching Good Behavior in the Whole School.
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Nelson, J. Ron; Crabtree, Mike; Marchand-Martella, Nancy; Martella, Ron – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Explains a conceptual model for a comprehensive, multilevel, school-wide discipline program and describes its implementation in one elementary school. Key elements of the program include teaching social norms, a seven-step school-wide classroom management strategy, and targeted, intensive, and comprehensive interventions. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards
Decreasing Violent or Aggressive Theme Play among Preschool Children with Behavior Disorders.
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Sherburne, Sara; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1988
Two procedures were compared for reducing violent or aggressive theme play of six preschool children with behavior disorders and five normally developing peers. Contingency statements followed by a modified time-out produced consistently lower rates of violent theme play than did verbal prompts to engage in more appropriate types of play.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques
The Relationship between Teacher Practices and the Task-Appropriate and Social Behavior of Students with Behavioral Disorders.
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Beyda, Sandra D.; Zentall, Sydney S.; Ferko, Doreen J. K. – Behavioral Disorders, 2002
Direct observational data on 17 general educators and on eight matched pairs of middle school students with and without behavior disorders (BD) was collected. Teachers' use of student-centered practices versus teacher-directed classroom management practices was associated with positive and task-appropriate student behavior, but only for students…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Effective Strategies for Teaching Appropriate Behaviors to Children with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders. From the Mini-Library Series on Emotional/Behavioral Disorders.
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
Comparison of Discipline Referrals for Students with Emotional/ Behavioral Disorders under Differing Instructional Arrangements
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Tyler-wood, Tandra; Cereijo, Maria Victoria Perez; Pemberton, Jane B. – Preventing School Failure, 2004
Academic assessment for students with challenging behavior is often overlooked. Confronted with a curriculum that is above or below their instructional needs, students may engage in a range of inappropriate behaviors (e.g., acting-out, withdrawal, social avoidance). In that behavioral and learning problems are reciprocal, academically related…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Problems, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)