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Fifteen Positive Behavior Strategies to Increase Academic Success
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Fifteen Positive Behavior Strategies to Increase Academic Success



November 2014 | 184 pages | Corwin

Powerful behavioral interventions to help your students succeed

 

Behavioral problems can disrupt learning for the whole classroom if not managed properly, which is often a matter of frustrating trial and error. Just in time, this must-have guide brings you essential strategies to improve student learning by supporting good behavior rather than punishing bad behavior.

 

In Fifteen Positive Behavior Strategies to Increase Academic Success, Beverley Johns draws on forty years of experience working with the most challenging students to deliver a set of fifteen practical intervention techniques that can be applied to virtually any situation in both pull-out and inclusive classrooms.

 

Backed by research and case studies, each chapter is brief and to-the-point with a focus on one specific behavioral intervention technique. Insights include

 

  • Incorporating student interests in classroom activities
  • Understanding why the student is misbehaving to plan an appropriate intervention
  • Understanding how stimulation impacts performance

 

With these proven tactics, you’ll be able to act quickly, equitably, and effectively to ensure your classroom isn’t held back by problem behavior.


"Well-researched and well-written, this book will be treasured by anyone working with children and adolescents. How I wish this book had been available thirty-six years ago when I started my teaching career!"

—Joyce Sager, Special Education Teacher

Gadsden City Schools, Alabama

 

"This is your go-to guide for positive behavior interventions that will energize instruction and learning for all students!"

—Renee Bernhardt, Educational Specialist

Cherokee County School District, Canton, Georgia


 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Author
 
Introduction
 
1. Attributions
 
2. Behavior Momentum
 
3. Behavior Interspersal
 
4. Behavior-Specific Praise
 
5. Supportive Proximity Control
 
6. Interest-Based Interventions
 
7. Premack Principle
 
8. Choices
 
9. Response Cards
 
10. Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior
 
11. Fading
 
12. Function-Based Strategies
 
13. Strength-Based Strategies
 
14. Sensory-Based Strategies
 
15. Student Self-Monitoring
 
Conclusion
 
References
 
Index

"Well-researched and well-written, this book will be treasured by anyone working with children and adolescents. The fifteen easy-to-use, effective behavior interventions are equally effective in addressing the behaviors of general education students and those identified as requiring specialized services, and are presented in an easy to read and easy-to-implement format. How I wish this book had been available thirty-six years ago when I started my teaching career!"

Joyce Sager, Special Education Inclusion Teacher
Gadsden City Schools

"This is a great book! The clear, concise manner this book is written in allows for ease of implementation of the positive behavior interventions presented. It will help achieve success in the areas of both behavior and academics."

Susan Schipper, Teacher
Charles Street School

"This is your go-to guide for positive behavior interventions that will energize instruction and learning for all students!"

Renee Bernhardt, ED.S. Curriculum and Instruction
Cherokee County School District

"This book provides teachers positive, easy-to-read techniques and ideas to use with students experiencing motivational and behavioral problems in the classroom. Any classroom teacher would benefit from using it."

Marsha Basanda, 5th Grade Teacher
Monarch Elementary

"Given the challenges of today’s classrooms, a quick reference guide to managing challenging behaviors can be a game changer for students and the teachers.  This book provides useful, research-based strategies that have a high likelihood of calmly and successfully resolving potential problems."

Sylvia Rockwell, Assistant Professor of Education
Saint Leo University, Ocala, FL

The book is helpful and written in a reader friendly way. The checklist helps the reader to reflect on progress. This is a really practical and handy book.

Mrs Dawn Burnham
Early Years, Farnborough College of Technology
December 4, 2017
Key features
  • This is an easy to read, jargon-free resource for K-12 teachers organized in a way that is most easy to use for busy general and special educators
  • Each chapter is short and accessible chapter and begins with a case study to illustrate the PBI in action
  • The author provides 25 effective, research-based strategies covering the full range of positive behavioral interventions that are known to be effective for improving student behavior
  • Positive Behavioral Supports and Interventions are widely known as the most effective ways of improving student behavior and student self-satisfaction

Sample Materials & Chapters

Table of Contents

Introduction


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