Behavioral Support, Second Edition (Teachers' Guides)

This latest revised edition enhances the most popular book in the Teachers' Guides to Inclusive Practices series with new and expanded information on an issue every teacher wants to know more about: effective behavioral support. Updated throughout, this easy-to-read guidebook gives educators a new plan for implementing positive behavior support, both in the classroom and across an entire school.

Teachers, administrators, school staff, and parents will use the 3 tiers of the proven PBS process to conduct universal interventions with the whole school, selected interventions with students exhibiting risk behaviors, and specialized interventions with students who need intensive, individualized help. They'll also get research-based and evidence-based strategies they'll use to help their students

• improve communication, social, and self-control skills
• form positive relationships with classmates, teachers, and other community members
• take a more active part in their school, classroom, and community

With the ready-to-use strategies in this concise guide and the many helpful worksheets, educators will help all of their students make positive changes to their behavior—changes that will lead to smoother classroom functioning and higher academic achievement.