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This book is a comprehensive guide to the history and implementation of the tootling intervention that was designed to increase prosocial behaviors in school-aged children.
Implementing Tootling Interventions provides practitioners with the resources and information needed to implement tootling effectively and successfully in their desired setting to increase prosocial behavior, decrease disruptive behavior, and increase academic engaged time for students. To address individuals of all abilities and ages, modifications are provided for early childhood education, elementary education, middle school, high school, special education, after-school programs, and more intensive behavioral settings. Specific components within tootling that lead to its effectiveness are discussed, along all the information and resources needed for this feasible, cost-effective intervention to be implemented.
This book is ideal for classroom teachers, school psychologists, social workers, or other school professionals looking for a practical and effective intervention to increase the prosocial behavior of their students.
List of contents
Part 1: History and Purpose 1. The History of Tootling 2. What is Tootling? 3. Components of Tootling
Part 2: Preparation for Implementation 4. Creating a Positive Environment 5. Social Skills Interventions 6. How to Implement Tootling 7. Data Collection
Part 3: Modifications and Evaluation 8.
Modifications for Grade Levels 9. Modifications for Special Education Classrooms and Alternative Settings 10. Treatment Integrity 11. Troubleshooting Interventions: Identification of Modifications to Improve Outcomes 12. Tootling Case Studies
About the author
Dr. Hilt-Panahon is a professor of special education at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She earned her Ph.D. in School Psychology from Syracuse University and has worked in the field of education for over 25 years.
Dr. Kennedi Alstead is a practicing school psychologist with the St. Michael-Albertville school district in St. Michael, MN. She recently earned her Psy.D. in School Psychology from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Summary
This book is a comprehensive guide to the history and implementation of the tootling intervention that was designed to increase prosocial behaviors in school-aged children.
