The present study examined problem characteristics of students with emotional disturbance in 3 educational environments, the behavior management and intervention strategies their teachers used, and what relation exists between problem characteristics and intervention strategies. Teachers completed a behavior problems rating scale and they…

The elopement of a child with Asperger syndrome was assessed using functional analyses and was treated in two school settings (classroom and resource room). Functional analyses indicated that elopement was maintained by access to attention in the resource room and obtaining a preferred activity in the classroom. Attention- and tangible-based…

The 3R program at Highland Park Junior High School (St. Paul, Minnesota) serves seventh to ninth grade students with maladaptive behavior from 1 to 3 hours daily with the purpose of facilitating eventual return to all or nearly all regular classes. Student time in the classroom is totally individualized. The treatment plan involves a behavior…

The generalization of specific social skills to new environments by four elementary aged learning-disabled students was studied using a modified multiple baseline, single-subject research design. During one spring semester, each student was trained for 12 weeks in the use of a specific social skill (such as compliance, cooperative play, or…

Four junior high aged students (three behaviorally disordered and one learning disabled) received self-management training, without the external control of a token program. The self-evaluation procedures reduced students' off-task and disruptive behaviors in the resource room, but there was little or no spontaneous generalization to the students'…

After reviewing the literature comparing resource room and consultation models for serving children with low achievement, this paper addresses six best practices: peer tutoring, direct instruction in basic skills, precision teaching, cooperative learning, computer-aided instruction, and applied behavior analysis. Teacher attitudes and behaviors…

This set of papers deals with the integration and maintenance of disabled children in regular Australian classrooms and the mounting pressure on teachers to provide effective instruction for an increasingly broad range of ability groups. Part I is concerned with theoretical issues and research on the integration of children with special learning…