Thiscomprehensive text outlines and overviews the measurement, assessment, and intervention of behavior challenges commonly found in classroom environments.
The revised sixth edition of Behavior Management: Positive Applications for Teachers outlines both school-wide and individual strategies for positive behavior supports — while also focusing on how educators can develop unique behavior management strategies for individual students. This comprehensive text emphasizes functional techniques, real-world classrooms, and practical information — all while covering the legal aspects of behavioral management, assessment strategies, strategies for special populations and diverse populations, age-related behavioral concerns, and the three-tier response-to-intervention approach. Pedagogical features include classroom connections, reflections, discussion questions, and end-of-chapter references.
Table of Contents:
Brief Contents
Part I Foundations for Understanding and Managing Behavior
Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Behavior and Behavior Management
Chapter 2 Legal Considerations for Schools
Part II Understanding Your Students
Chapter 3 Diversity in the Classroom
Chapter 4 Issues in Early Childhood Behavior
Chapter 5 Issues in Adolescent Behavior
Part III Measuring and Charting Behavior
Chapter 6 Data Collection Techniques
Chapter 7 Single-Subject Designs
Part IV Strategies for Behavioral Assessment
Chapter 8 Formal Behavioral Assessment
Chapter 9 Functional and Curriculum-Based Assessment
Part V Strategies for Increasing Positive Behavioral Supports
Chapter 10 Positive Behavioral Supports: Reinforcement Strategies
Chapter 11 Cognitive Behavior Modification
Part VI Strategies for Decreasing Behavior
Chapter 12 School-Wide Strategies for Positive Behavior Supports
Chapter 13 Individual Strategies for Positive Behavior Supports
Chapter 14 Srategies for Specific Behavior Challenges
