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50 Years of ERIC
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Increasing New Teachers' Specific Praise Using a within-School Consultation Intervention
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Briere, Donald E.; Simonsen, Brandi; Sugai, George; Myers, Diane – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2015
Specific praise is an empirically supported classroom management strategy associated with desired academic and behavioral student outcomes when implemented appropriately in classrooms. Unfortunately, new teachers often begin their careers without the background knowledge or support to implement this strategy effectively and consistently. We…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Positive Reinforcement, Mentors
Multitiered Support Framework for Teachers' Classroom-Management Practices: Overview and Case Study of Building the Triangle for Teachers
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Simonsen, Brandi; MacSuga-Gage, Ashley S.; Briere, Donald E.; Freeman, Jennifer; Myers, Diane; Scott, Terrance M.; Sugai, George – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2014
Many teachers enter the field without sufficient training in classroom management and continue to experience challenges throughout their careers. Therefore, school-based leaders need a multi-tiered support (MTS) framework to (a) provide training to all teachers in classroom management (Tier 1), (b) identify teachers who require additional…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Use of a Daily Report Card in an Intervention Package Involving Home-School Communication to Reduce Disruptive Behavior in Preschoolers
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LeBel, Teresa J.; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; Britner, Preston A.; Simonsen, Brandi – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2013
The effectiveness of a daily report card in an intervention package involving home-school communication to decrease disruptive behavior in preschoolers was investigated. A sample of four preschool-aged children in two classrooms served as participants. Teachers rated behavior three times daily for each participant using a daily report card.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Family School Relationship, Report Cards, Preschool Children
Illinois Statewide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Evolution and Impact on Student Outcomes across Years
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Simonsen, Brandi; Eber, Lucille; Black, Anne C.; Sugai, George; Lewandowski, Holly; Sims, Barbara; Myers, Diane – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2012
More than 1,000 Illinois schools are implementing schoolwide positive behavior support (SWPBS) to enhance outcomes for students and staff. Consequently, Illinois established layered support structures to facilitate scaling up SWPBS. This paper describes the development of this infrastructure and presents the results of HLM analyses exploring the…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Education
The Effects of Prompting Appropriate Behavior on the Off-Task Behavior of Two Middle School Students
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Faul, Aimee; Stepensky, Karoline; Simonsen, Brandi – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2012
Prompting is a simple strategy that has been demonstrated to increase appropriate (and decrease inappropriate) behavior when used (a) as a stand-alone strategy with preschool students and individuals with disabilities and (b) in combination with other strategies (e.g., active supervision) with K-12 students in general education settings. Until…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle Schools, General Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Comparing a Behavioral Check-In/Check-Out (CICO) Intervention to Standard Practice in an Urban Middle School Setting Using an Experimental Group Design
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Simonsen, Brandi; Myers, Diane; Briere, Donald E., III – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2011
Students who continue to demonstrate at-risk behaviors after a school implements schoolwide primary (Tier 1) interventions require targeted-group secondary (Tier 2) interventions. This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of a targeted-group behavioral check-in/check-out (CICO) intervention with the school's standard practice (SP) with…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Middle School Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
School-Wide Positive Behavior Support in an Alternative School Setting: A Case Study
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Simonsen, Brandi; Britton, Lisa; Young, Dale – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2010
Students with disabilities who display serious (e.g., dangerous) problem behaviors are frequently educated in alternative school settings. Although there is considerable research on intervention approaches (e.g., function-based support) to support individual students with challenging behaviors, there is a lack of research on schoolwide…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Intervention, Aggression, Behavior Disorders