Strategies for Classroom Management:

Behavior Change Strategies

CHAPTER 3CHAPTER 3

Prerequisites to Successful Management

• Classroom ProceduresClassroom Procedures• Classroom RulesClassroom Rules• Group ManagementGroup Management• School-Wide Management School-Wide Management

SystemsSystems

Functional Behavioral Assessment

What are some examples of What are some examples of representative behavioral representative behavioral

assessment methods?assessment methods?

Increasing Appropriate Behavior• Principles of Positive ReinforcementPrinciples of Positive Reinforcement

• Developing a MenuDeveloping a Menu• Social ReinforcersSocial Reinforcers• Tangible ReinforcersTangible Reinforcers• ActivitiesActivities• Reinforcement SchedulesReinforcement Schedules• Gradual Change ProcessesGradual Change Processes

Positive Reinforcement Programs

• Premack PrinciplePremack Principle• Contingency ContractingContingency Contracting• Group ContingenciesGroup Contingencies• Token EconomiesToken Economies

Behavior Reduction Techniques

What are some classroom What are some classroom management alternatives that management alternatives that

incorporate reductive strategies?incorporate reductive strategies?

PUNISHMENT

What are some guidelines What are some guidelines

that should be considered if that should be considered if punishment in some form punishment in some form

is to be used?is to be used?

Special Considerations

• Strategies for AdolescentsStrategies for Adolescents• Maintenance and GeneralizationMaintenance and Generalization

• Self-ManagementSelf-Management

What techniques should be used when What techniques should be used when considering home-school coordination?considering home-school coordination?

Behavioral Intervention Plans

What are the aspects of an What are the aspects of an intervention plan that is geared intervention plan that is geared

toward behavior?toward behavior?

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