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Practical Components for Getting the Most from a Token Economy
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Ackerman, Kera B.; Samudre, Mark; Allday, R. Allan – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2020
When a student exhibits challenging classroom behaviors that are resistant to traditional classroom management systems, his/her individualized education program (IEP) team conducts a functional behavior assessment (FBA). The FBA process is a series of assessments designed to identify the function of the student's behavior. This is done by…
Descriptors: Token Economy, Behavior Modification, Reinforcement, Student Behavior
From Resource Room to the Real World: Facilitating Generalization of Intervention Outcomes
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Burt, Jonathan L.; Whitney, Todd – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2018
Teaching a skill within the highly controlled conditions of one setting and promoting the transfer of that skill to a less-structured setting may seem like an unattainable goal. Yet this is the challenge presented by many individualized education program (IEP) IEP objectives that involve generalization of a skill acquired in a resource room to be…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Intervention, Generalization, Skill Development
Teacher Self-Advocacy for the Shared Responsibility of Classroom and Behavior Management
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Walker, Jennifer D.; Johnson, Kimberly M.; Randolph, Kathleen M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2021
Special educators are responsible for a myriad of roles as part of their responsibilities as teachers. In addition to developing and monitoring individualized education programs (IEPs), co-teaching with general education colleagues, and engaging in direct instruction, they often also support students with behavioral needs. Although not all…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Teacher Responsibility, Classroom Techniques, Behavior Modification
What Does the Law Say?
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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
In this article the author provides legal explanations to the following concerns: (1) Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs); (2) Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs); (3) Manifestation Determinations under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA);…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Programs, Disabilities, Individualized Instruction