Although behavior-specific praise (BSP) is a recommended practice for early childhood populations, early childhood educators often deliver variable rates of BSP. To support educators, face-to-face, school-based consultation may be provided; however, this may not always be feasible. To address this, emerging research is beginning to investigate the…

The purpose of this study was to examine whether the use of a prompting technique increased pre-school teachers' use of behavior-specific praise (BSP) statements. Two early childhood teachers participated in the study; one served children aged three to four years, the other four to five years. Both classes consisted of students from low income…

School-based consultation is effective for improving teachers' use of evidence-based classroom management strategies. However, teachers often respond differentially to varying types of consultation strategies. This study utilized a multiple baseline design across four teachers (i.e., two preschool and two elementary) to examine the effectiveness…