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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext In today's increasingly diverse classrooms, problem behaviours can often interrupt instructional time and disrupt learning. Designed for 21st-century school leaders, administrators, behaviour specialists, and classroom teachers, this research-based guide offers specific strategies and plans for preventing problem behaviour at both the classroom and school level. Based on the premise that early response to problems can lead to better outcomes for students, the book's content is framed around four essential areas: foundations, intervention, collaboration, and evaluation. Within these areas, this accessible guide features: - The latest information on the science and practice of prevention - 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 behaviour support - Tools for using individual behaviour plans to prevent problems - Ideas for home-school and community partnerships and culturally responsible teaching - Critical strategies for monitoring student progress and evaluating prevention practices - New, updated chapters, including information on preschool behaviour support and RTI This valuable resource provides all the tools and strategies school leaders and teachers need to keep children focused on learning. Zusammenfassung Focused on foundations! intervention! collaboration! and evaluation! this resource offers effective strategies and practices for preventing problem behaviour at both the classroom and school level. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. Prevention Science and Practice What We Know about Prevention Practice What We Know about Response to Intervention What We Know about Behavior and Academics Changing the Lives of Students with Problems An Illustration from Practice 2. Preschool Behavior Support Importance of Teaching Social Skills in Preschool Effective Practices for Teaching Social Skills to Young Children Teaching Young Children How to Behave in Social Settings An Illustration from Practice 3. Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Definition and Importance of SWPBS Characteristics and Effective Practices of SWPBS Effectiveness of SWPBS Perspective on School-Wide Positive Behavior Support An Illustration from Practice 4. Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in School Settings Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Theoretical Underpinnings of CBI Current Research on CBI School-Based CBIs A CBI Example Summary An Illustration from Practice 5. Social Skills Instruction and Generalization Strategies Social Skills, Social Competence, and Curricula Generalization of Social Skills and Building Performance Competence Why Social Skills Programs Sometimes Fail Gaining Com...
