Peer Prompting and Reinforcement for Supporting Positive Behavioral Development in Students With EBD

2021 ◽  
pp. 107429562110220
Author(s):  
Jing Wang ◽  
Daniel M. Maggin ◽  
Kary Zarate
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Behavioral Development ◽  
Positive Behavior ◽  
School Students ◽  
Behavioral Skills ◽  
Step Process

Peer-mediated interventions (PMIs) are an effective support for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) for improving targeted behavioral skills. As one of the most important strategies in PMI, peer prompting and reinforcement (PR) provides an effective approach for developing and maintaining positive behavior. This article provides practitioners serving elementary school students with and/or at risk for EBD with a step-by-step process for implementing PMI using PR strategy, including steps for intervention intensification when data suggest that as a path forward.

Reliability of Frequent Retrospective Behavior Ratings for Elementary School Students with EBD

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mack D. Burke ◽  
Kimberly Vannest ◽  
John Davis ◽  
Cole Davis ◽  
Richard Parker
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Progress Monitoring ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Teacher Behavior ◽  
School Students ◽  
Behavior Ratings ◽  
Preliminary Examination ◽  
Progress Monitor

This study is a preliminary examination of the reliability of frequent retrospective teacher behavior ratings. Frequent retrospective behavior ratings are an approach for creating scales that can be used to monitor individual behavioral progress. In this study, the approach is used to progress monitor behavioral individualized education plan goals for 7 students with, or at risk of, emotional and behavioral disorders. Reliability was examined for both quantitative-based and qualitative judgment-based retrospective teacher behavior ratings. Quantitative-based behavior ratings focused primarily on frequency and duration scales, whereas qualitative-based behavior ratings focused on topography and intensity scales. Findings indicated that reliability can be adequately achieved, although there is variability depending on the type of scale. Implications are discussed as they relate to progress monitoring individual behavioral goals and examining responsiveness to intervention.

Blended Social Skills Intervention for Students Identified as Emotionally and Behaviorally Disturbed

2020 ◽  
pp. 126-151
Author(s):  
Lauren R. Tidmore
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
At Risk ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Composite Score ◽  
Social Skills Intervention ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test

The purpose of this study was to evaluate a nine-week blended learning social skills intervention for high school students identified as being at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders. Exploring how social skills interventions improve students' social and emotional deficits aids in the development of an engaging curriculum. This quantitative study utilized a pretest-posttest method. High school students identified as being at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders and their special educators were invited to complete the researcher-designed social skills intervention with a corresponding pre- and post-test. There were no statistically significant differences between the pre- and post-test scores for the students or the special educator. The SEARS' social-emotional domains were all found to be statistically significant predictors of the students' total composite score. Gender was found to be a significant predictor of the student's total composite score. Implications of the study include strategies for developing interventions at the high school level.

Critical Issues in the Understanding of Young Elementary School Students at Risk for Problems in Written Expression: Introduction to the Special Series

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Coker ◽  
Young-Suk Grace Kim
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Written Expression ◽  
School Students ◽  
Students At Risk ◽  
Writing Difficulties ◽  
Special Series ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Critical Issues

In this introduction to the special series “Critical Issues in the Understanding of Young Elementary School Students at Risk for Problems in Written Expression,” we consider some of the contextual factors that have changed since a similar special issue was published in the Journal of Learning Disabilities in 2002. We also explore how the five articles included in this special series address the following important themes: early writing development, identification of students with writing difficulties, and effective interventions for struggling writers. In conclusion, we envision future directions to advance the field.

High School Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Perceptions of School Climate

2020 ◽  
pp. 104420732093480
Author(s):  
Nicholas A. Gage ◽  
Dennis A. Kramer ◽  
Kaci Ellis
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
At Risk ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
Perceptions Of School

Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBDs), particularly those in high school, present myriad challenges for educators. Although research suggests that students with EBDs experience schooling differently than their peers, few studies have examined differences in perceptions of school climate. School climate is a multidimensional construct consisting of students’ perceptions of physical and social school environments. To address this gap, we leveraged school climate data from more than 350,000 high school students, including more than 5,000 with or at risk for EBDs, in Georgia. We estimated a series of multilevel models and found that students with or at risk for EBDs consistently report more negative perceptions of school climate than their peers across all school climate domains. We also examined whether individualized education program (IEP) services affected perceptions for students with EBDs, finding more positive perceptions for some domains for students with IEP services for EBDs compared with students with EBDs, but no IEP services. Implications and limitations are then discussed.

scholarly journals Prediction of Children’s Blood Lead Levels from Exposure to Lead in Schools’ Drinking Water—A Case Study in Tennessee, USA

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dave DeSimone ◽  
Donya Sharafoddinzadeh ◽  
Maryam Salehi
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Lead Concentration ◽  
School Students ◽  
Concentration Data ◽  
Soil Lead

Lead (Pb) exposure can delay children’s mental development and cause behavioral disorders and IQ deficits. With children spending a significant portion of their time at schools, it is critical to investigate the lead concentration in schools’ drinking water to prevent children’s exposure. The objectives of this work were to predict students’ geometric mean (GM) blood lead levels (BLLs), the fractions of at-risk students (those with BLLs > 5 μg/dL), and the total number of at-risk students in one Tennessee school district. School drinking water lead concentration data collected in 2019 were input into the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic (IEUBK) model and the Bowers’ model to predict BLLs for elementary school students and secondary school students, respectively. Sensitivity analyses were conducted for both models. Drinking water concentrations were qualitatively compared with data collected in 2017. Two scenarios were evaluated for each model to provide upper and median estimates. The weighted GM BLL upper and median estimates for elementary school students were 2.35 μg/dL and 0.99 μg/dL, respectively. This equated to an upper estimate of 1300 elementary school students (5.8%) and a median estimate of 140 elementary school students (0.6%) being at risk of elevated BLLs. Similarly, the weighted GM BLL upper and median estimates for secondary school students were 2.99 μg/dL and 1.53 μg/dL, respectively, and equated to an upper estimate of 6900 secondary school students (13.6%) and a median estimate of 300 secondary school students (0.6%) being at risk of elevated BLLs. Drinking water remediation efforts are recommended for schools exhibiting water lead concentrations greater than 15 μg/L. Site-specific soil lead concentration data are recommended since the IEUBK was deemed sensitive to soil lead concentrations. For this reason, soil lead remediation may have a greater impact on lowering children’s BLLs than drinking water lead remediation. Remediation efforts are especially vital at elementary schools to reduce the population’s baseline BLL and thus the BLL projected by Bowers’ model.

Putting Behavioral Goal-Setting Research Into Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Leigh Bruhn ◽  
Josephine Fernando ◽  
Sara McDaniel ◽  
Leonard Troughton
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Behavioral Outcomes ◽  
Step Process ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Behavioral Goal

Students with or at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders can benefit from a variety of self-regulation strategies. One such strategy is goal setting, which can be used to improve both academic and behavioral outcomes in the classroom. In this article, we discuss the importance of goal setting and current research in this area. In addition, we provide a step-by-step process for implementing goal-setting interventions in the classroom.

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