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Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1993
This digest summarizes the literature on principles of changing behaviors in students with behavior disorders. Principles include: (1) focus on behaviors that need to be changed; (2) identify new behaviors to be developed; (3) provide opportunities to practice new behaviors; (4) treat social skills deficits as errors in learning; (5) teach…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems
Fitzsimmons, Mary K. – 1998
This digest reviews and summarizes what is known about effective school-wide behavioral management systems. Emphasis in such systems is on consistency throughout the building and across classrooms with the entire staff, both professional and nonprofessional, uniformly implementing common strategies. Common features of school-wide behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Discipline
Raver, C. Cybele – 2003
The current emphasis on children's academic preparedness continues to overshadow the importance of children's social and emotional development for school readiness. This Digest presents a brief overview of longitudinal research linking children's emotional development to school readiness and early childhood success, and then discusses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Competence
Lord, Diane; And Others – 1995
Youth who experience difficulties in personal and social development, often struggle to integrate themselves into society and into the labor market. This digest outlines a model which fosters social and labor market integration for such youth. The model consists of three dimensions: (1) psychovocational; (2) sociopsychological; and (3)…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Foreign Countries
Bullock, Janis R. – 1998
Loneliness is a significant problem than can predispose young children to immediate and long-term negative consequences. This Digest presents an overview of loneliness, with suggestions for practitioners on how they can apply the research in early childhood settings. Children who feel lonely often experience poor peer relationships and feelings of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Problems, Friendship
Kemple, Kristen M. – 1992
This digest discusses factors associated with the acceptance and rejection of preschool children by their peers and offers a number of strategies that teachers and other adults can use in their attempts to help children achieve social acceptance. Behaviors and characteristics associated with peer rejection include aggression and misinterpretation…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Aggression, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution
Brophy, Jere – 1996
This ERIC digest focuses on students who are commonly described as shy (inhibited, lacking in confidence, socially anxious) or withdrawn (unresponsive, uncommunicative, or daydreaming). Symptoms of shyness or withdrawal may appear as part of the student's overall personality or as a situation-specific response to a particular stress factor.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Bibliotherapy