Title:
Preventing problem behaviors : schoolwide programs and classroom practices
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin, 2010
Physical Description:
xvi, 231 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN:
9781412970488
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Summary
Summary
Prevention is the key to a successful school behavior plan!
This research-based guide offers strategies and plans for preventing problem behavior at both the classroom and school level. The book focuses on four essential areas--foundations, intervention, collaboration, and evaluation--and features:
Information on prevention science and practice Reasons why conflict resolution, peer mediation, and bully-proofing are essential to prevention Effective practices for teaching social skills to young children Proven techniques for implementing schoolwide positive behavior support Ideas for home-school and community partnershipsnbsp; Critical strategies for monitoring student progress Information on preschool behavior support and RTITable of Contents
| Acknowledgments |
| About the Authors |
| 1 Prevention Science and Practice |
| What We Know about Prevention Practice |
| What We Know about Response to Intervention |
| What We Know about Behavior and Academics |
| Changing the Lives of Students with Problems |
| An Illustration from Practice |
| 2 Preschool Behavior Support |
| Importance of Teaching Social Skills in Preschool |
| Effective Practices for Teaching Social Skills to Young Children |
| Teaching Young Children How to Behave in Social Settings |
| An Illustration from Practice |
| 3 Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support |
| Definition and Importance of SWPBS |
| Characteristics and Effective Practices of SWPBS |
| Effectiveness of SWPBS |
| Perspective on School-Wide Positive Behavior Support |
| An Illustration from Practice |
| 4 Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in School Settings |
| Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions |
| Theoretical Underpinnings of CBI |
| Current Research on CBI |
| School-Based CBIs |
| A CBI Example |
| Summary |
| An Illustration from Practice |
| 5 Social Skills Instruction and Generalization Strategies |
| Social Skills, Social Competence, and Curricula |
| Generalization of Social Skills and Building Performance Competence |
| Why Social Skills Programs Sometimes Fail |
| Gaining Community Support for Social Skills Training |
| Importance of Improving and Generalizing Social Skills |
| 6 Conflict Resolution, Peer Mediation, and Bullying Prevention |
| Some Program Definitions |
| A Developmental Framework |
| Characteristics of Effective CRE Programs |
| How to Sustain CRE and Bullying Prevention Programs |
| Concluding Thoughts |
| An Illustration from Practice |
| 7 Classroom Interventions and Individual Behavior Plans |
| What Educators Should Know About the RTI Model |
| RTI as a Schoolwide and Classroom Management Approach |
| Effective Classroom Management Approaches |
| Tier 2 Behavior Plans for Students |
| Behavior Planning for Tier 2 Students |
| Summary of Tier 2 Behavior Planning |
| Individualized Behavior Plan (BIP) |
| Conclusion |
| 8 Effective Home-School Partnerships |
| The Importance of Home-School Partnerships |
| Principles and Key Features of Home-School Partnerships |
| Characteristics of Effective Home-School Partnerships |
| Home-School Partnerships and Challenging Behavior |
| Illustration from Practice |
| 9 Community and Interagency Partnerships |
| Poverty, Immigrant Status and Risk |
| Interagency Approaches to Preventing Problem Behavior |
| Core Principles and Governance Structure |
| Linkages to Learning in Action |
| Preventing Problem Behaviors with Community Partnerships |
| 10 Culturally Responsive Teaching |
| Culture and Today's Classrooms |
| Culturally Responsive Teaching |
| Teaching Appropriate Behavior |
| Teaching Behavior to CLD Learners |
| Conclusion |
| Illustrations from Practice |
| 11 Monitoring Student Progress and Evaluating Prevention Practices |
| Evaluating Outcomes of Prevention Efforts |
| Designing Program Evaluations |
| Measurement Issues |
| Common Hazards in Program Evaluation |
| Disseminating Evaluation Information |
| Measuring Success of Preventing Programs |
| 12 Building and Sustaining Effective Prevention Practices |
| Building Effective Prevention Practices |
| Putting It All Together |
| Postscript |
| References |
| Index |
