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Hawkins, Renee O.; Collins, Tai A.; Haas Ramirez, Lauren; Murphy, J. Meredith; Ritter, Chelsea – Behavioral Disorders, 2020
Using an ABAB withdrawal design, the study evaluated the direct and generalized effects of a combined independent and interdependent group contingency on the engagement and disruptive behavior of two groups of students enrolled in an alternative school serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Class 1 included seven middle school…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Student Behavior, Nontraditional Education, Emotional Disturbances
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Bruhn, Allison; McDaniel, Sara; Kreigh, Christi – Behavioral Disorders, 2015
Explicitly teaching skills associated with self-determination has been promoted to support students' independence and control over their own lives. This is especially important for students with behavior problems. One self-determination skill or behavior that has been studied widely is self-monitoring. Although multiple reviews of various…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Teaching Skills, Behavior Problems, Self Determination
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Council, Morris R., III; Cartledge, Gwendolyn; Green, DeLayna; Barber, Mariah; Gardner, Ralph, III – Behavioral Disorders, 2016
This descriptive study examined whether a computer-based, repeated reading intervention (i.e., Reading Relevant and Culturally Engaging Stories) is associated with improved reading and social behavior for three primary-aged urban black girls who each showed both academic and behavioral risk. The Reading Relevant and Culturally Engaging Stories…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Grade 1, Grade 2, Urban Schools
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Robinson-Ervin, Porsha; Cartledge, Gwendolyn; Musti-Rao, Shobana; Gibson, Lenwood, Jr.; Keyes, Starr E. – Behavioral Disorders, 2016
This study examined the effects of culturally relevant/responsive, computer-based social skills instruction on the social skill acquisition and generalization of 6 urban African American sixth graders with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). A multiple-probe across participants design was used to evaluate the effects of the social skills…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, African American Students, Grade 6, Emotional Disturbances
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Hauth, Clara; Mastropieri, Margo; Scruggs, Tom; Regan, Kelley – Behavioral Disorders, 2013
Eight eighth-grade students identified as having emotional and/or behavioral disabilities participated in a multiple-baseline design study to assess the effects of teaching persuasive writing and applying writing in the civics content area. After baseline data were collected, two intervention phases were implemented. An instructional phase on…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Persuasive Discourse
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Griffith, Annette K.; Trout, Alexandra L.; Hagaman, Jessica L.; Harper, John – Behavioral Disorders, 2008
This review examines interventions intended to improve the literacy functioning of adolescent students with emotional and/or behavior disorders. Seventeen studies met inclusion criteria and included a variety of interventions designed to affect a variety of literacy areas, including spelling, writing, and reading fluency. Findings from these…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Fluency, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances
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Mathur, Sarup R.; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr. – Behavioral Disorders, 1996
This paper identifies factors possibly influencing long-term effectiveness of social skills training with students having emotional or behavioral disorders. These include: lack of a sound conceptual framework, questionable social validity of target skills, controversies surrounding the nature of social skills deficits, imprecise assessment…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Methods
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Heckaman, Kelly; Conroy, Maureen; Fox, James; Chait, Andrea – Behavioral Disorders, 2000
Review of the research literature on functional assessment-based interventions for students with or at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders identified key issues in the design of these studies. Issues included (1) an emphasis on descriptive analysis; (2) interventions employed and procedural integrity; (3) generalization and maintenance;…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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McConnell, Scott R. – Behavioral Disorders, 1987
The concept of entrapment, viewed as a conceptual framework for social interaction skills training, is a behavioral process whereby newly acquired social responses come under the control of naturally occurring reinforcers, usually the social behavior of peers. Selection of target behaviors and intervention procedures to promote entrapment are…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Generalization
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Gresham, Frank M. – Behavioral Disorders, 1998
Reviews past and present conceptualizations and summarized narrative and meta-analytic reviews of social skills training (SST) outcome studies. Overall, modest effect sizes are reported in the meta-analytic literature, suggesting that SST is a relatively weak intervention strategy. Recommendations for rebuilding SST are provided. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Generalization
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Maag, John W. – Behavioral Disorders, 2006
Teaching social skills to students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) has become an accepted practice. Literally hundreds of social skills training (SST) efficacy studies for students with EBD appear in the literature. As a result, many authors have published both narrative and meta-analytic reviews of the literature. Reviews have…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Interpersonal Competence, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances
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Edge, Denzil, Ed. – Behavioral Disorders, 1981
This special issue presents seven papers describing programs for children with behavioral disorders. Among topics addressed are use of role playing to foster social skills, truancy intervention, and cooperative efforts by mental health agencies and public schools. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
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Lonnecker, Cecilia; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
This study of two primary-grade students with learning disabilities and behavior problems found that an instructional package incorporating videotaped self-assessment, self-modeling, discrimination training, and behavioral rehearsal helped the children acquire cooperative classroom behaviors and generalize and maintain those behaviors. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discrimination Learning, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness
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Staubitz, John E.; Cartledge, Gwendolyn; Yurick, Amanda L.; Lo, Ya-yu – Behavioral Disorders, 2005
This study evaluated the effects of a repeated reading (RR) intervention on the oral reading fluency and comprehension of six urban fourth and fifth-grade students with and at risk for emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). A multiple baseline design across subjects was used to study RR effects according to gains in reading fluency,…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Standardized Tests, Reading Fluency, Generalization