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Teacher Preparation and Students with Behavioral Disorders
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Myers, Diane M.; Simonsen, Brandi; Sugai, George – Advances in Special Education (MS), 2012
In this chapter, we provide an overview of the characteristics, content, procedures, processes, and outcomes of effective educator preparation programs for teachers of students with behavioral disorders (BD). We emphasize the need for teachers of students with BD to be fluent with the identification and application of evidence-based practices and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Preservice Teacher Education, Check Lists, Classroom Techniques
Classwide Secondary and Tertiary Tier Practices and Systems
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Fairbanks, Sarah; Simonsen, Brandi; Sugai, George – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2008
Many present day classroom teachers face greater challenges than perhaps during any time in the past. Teachers are expected to: (a) provide evidence-based instruction to ensure that students make adequate yearly progress under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB); (b) serve an increasingly diverse group of students including students with…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Intervention, Social Behavior, Federal Legislation
Function-Based Intervention Planning: Comparing the Effectiveness of FBA Function-Based and Non-Function-Based Intervention Plans
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Ingram, Kimberly; Lewis-Palmer, Teri; Sugai, George – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2005
Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) has been suggested for facilitating the development and effectiveness of behavior intervention plans. In this study, the researchers examined whether behavior intervention plans based on FBA information (function-based) were more effective than behavior intervention plans not based on FBA information…
Descriptors: Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Researchers, Behavior Problems
Including the Functional Behavioral Assessment Technology in Schools.
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Sugai, George; Horner, Robert H. – Exceptionality, 2000
This introductory article to a special series discusses requirements under the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to base behavioral intervention planning and positive behavioral support on information obtained through a functional behavioral assessment (FBA) process. The lack of guidance on FBAs and strategies for…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities