Empowering Teachers to Use Successful Strategies

Coaching Positive Behavior Support in School Settings

“…That is, actions that are insufficient in function, content, context, or fidelity will provide no benefit to the system and reflect poorly on PBS as a change effort. In the absence of concrete prescriptive directions for implementation, schools require guidance and support to ensure sound and effective implementation (Hollingsworth, 2001;Kling 1997). Such support is often delivered by coaches or facilitators whose job it is to assist schools in implementing functional rules, routines, and procedures in a consistent manner (Lewis & Sugai, 1999).…”

Counseling With Exceptional Children

“…These include the use of behavioral techniques, such as modeling, token economies, and home-school reward systems. Other classroom strategies include adapting instruction to highlight the main idea, giving the students prompts to respond, teaching the students to use organizers, working with them in small groups, using visual aids, and teaching problem-solving strategies (Kling, 1997). Teachers also should offer structure, supervision, and support in classroom activities (Taylor, 1994).…”

An Examination of Functional Behavior Assessment in Public School Settings: Collaborative Teams, Experts, and Methodology

“…During the past decade, collaborative teaming has become what Kampwirth (1999) referred to as "part of the zeitgeist known as reform or restructuring" (p. 61). Team-based problem-solving, in which members contribute to the process of assessment and intervention planning, has been suggested as a cost-effective method of meeting the needs of individual students as well as increasing interaction and cooperation among faculty and parents (Chalfant & Pysh, 1989;Jolivette, Barton-Arwood, & Scott, 2001;Kling, 1997).…”