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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Effects of Matching Instruction Difficulty to Reading Level for Students with Escape-Maintained Problem Behavior
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Sanford, Amanda K.; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2013
The effects of a literacy intervention matching student skill level with academic performance demands were examined through a multiple baseline across participants design. The dual dependent variables were problem behavior and academic engagement. Four students in Grades 2 or 3 who exhibited low academic performance and problem behavior during…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems
Assessing Teacher Use of Opportunities to Respond and Effective Classroom Management Strategies: Comparisons among High- and Low-Risk Elementary Schools
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Stichter, Janine P.; Lewis, Timothy J.; Whittaker, Tiffany A.; Richter, Mary; Johnson, Nanci W.; Trussell, Robert P. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2009
The importance of effective instruction on student academic and social achievement has been well documented. Strong classroom management and the use of high rates of opportunities to respond (OTR) have been two advocated classroom practices to positively impact student performance. This article presents an analysis of data collected across 35…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Schools, General Education, Elementary School Teachers
The Utilization and Effects of Positive Behavior Support Strategies on an Urban School Playground
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Franzen, Kate; Kamps, Debra – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2008
Rates of problem behavior at urban elementary school playgrounds are of growing concern. The purpose of this study was to examine how the implementation of a recess intervention within the context of School-wide Positive Behavior Support (SwPBS), a systemwide, team-driven, data-based decision-making continuum of support, affected disruptive…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Investigations
Demonstration of Combined Efforts in School-Wide Academic and Behavioral Systems and Incidence of Reading and Behavior Challenges in Early Elementary Grades
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McIntosh, Kent; Chard, David J.; Boland, Joseph B.; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2006
This study provides descriptive data on the rates of office discipline referrals and beginning reading skills for students in grades K-3 for one school district that is implementing a three-tier prevention model for both reading and behavior support. Students in the district are provided a continuum of reading and/or behavioral support based on…
Descriptors: Discipline, Student Behavior, Information Systems, Referral