Preventing Problem Behaviors: Schoolwide Programs and Classroom Practices - Softcover

Algozzine, Bob; Daunic, Ann P; Smith, Stephen W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412970482 ISBN 13: 9781412970488

Publisher: Corwin, 2010

Synopsis

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 partnerships 
• Critical strategies for monitoring student progress
• Information on preschool behavior support and RTI

About this title

About the Author:

Bob Algozzine is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina and project codirector of the U.S. Department of Education-supported Behavior and Reading Improvement Center. With 25 years of research experience and extensive firsthand knowledge of teaching students classified as seriously emotionally disturbed, Algozzine is a uniquely qualified staff developer, conference speaker, and teacher of behavior management and effective teaching courses. He is active in special education practice as a partner and collaborator with professionals in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in North Carolina and as an editor of several journals focused on special education. Algozzine has written more than 250 manuscripts on special education topics, including many books and textbooks on how to manage emotional and social behavior problems.

Review:

"A wonderful tool for administrators and teachers that offers child-centered resources and ideas to help our learners succeed, thereby making our classrooms more effective. The book contains tools to help our students think through their problems, learn social skills necessary in everyday life, and focus on positive results. I especially love the sample behavior reports, progress monitoring charts, and the self-monitoring chart. It is so effective to help students see that they are responsible for their actions and to make them partners in their education." Author: Megan M. Allen, Fourth-Grade Teacher Published On: 2009-08-24

"This clearly written book provides a comprehensive review of programs and strategies that support positive behaviors in our schools. The connection between social behavior and academic achievement has long been recognized. The authors go beyond describing this link to clearly delineate the factors that must be addressed, including early intervention, the use of evidence-based practices, and progress monitoring. They also address the need for building and sustaining the supports necessary for success, such as partnerships with families and community agencies and culturally responsive teaching. This book is for educators and administrators who are committed to preventing problem behaviors in schools." Author: Joan Robbins, Director of Special Services Published On: 2009-09-10

"The authors provide a rigorously researched, highly accessible resource for preventing, minimizing, and responding to students′ challenging behaviors. A major strength is the wide array of evidence-based, culturally responsive practices presented in ways that school personnel can readily apply. Teachers, administrators, and related service personnel will find this well-sequenced text both motivating and instructive as they consider how best to address the academic and behavioral needs of their students." Author: Michael S. Rosenberg, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Special Education Published On: 2009-10-02

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1412970482
• ISBN 13: 9781412970488
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 248