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Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children: A Program Description and Demonstration of Implementation in an Early Childhood Setting
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Fronapfel, Brighid; Dunlap, Glen; Flagtvedt, Kristen; Strain, Phillip; Lee, Janice – Education and Treatment of Children, 2018
This article describes Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children (PTR-YC), a model based on extensive research that is designed for feasibility and effectiveness for treating challenging behaviors in classroom settings. This model is designed to meet the needs of children with and without disabilities who engage in challenging behavior that…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Early Childhood Education, Case Studies, Program Descriptions
Common Themes Impacting Quality of Early Care and Education Environments for Toddlers
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Alley-Melchior, Kari; Guss, Shannon S.; Horm, Diane M. – ZERO TO THREE, 2014
This article presents strategies to enhance quality through intentional teaching in classrooms serving toddlers. The authors illustrate how the recently published "Classroom Assessment Scoring System-Toddler Version" (CLASS Toddler) can be used as a tool to support toddler development in early care and education settings. Strategies…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Toddlers, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
Additive, Multi-Component Treatment of Emerging Refusal Topographies in a Pediatric Feeding Disorder
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Sharp, William G.; Jaquess, David L.; Bogard, Jennifer D.; Morton, Jane F. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2010
This case study describes inter-disciplinary treatment of chronic food refusal and tube dependency in a 2-year-old female with a pediatric feeding disorder. Evidence-based behavioral components--including escape extinction (EE), differential reinforcement of alterative mealtime behavior (DRA), and stimulus fading--were introduced sequentially as…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Behavior Modification, Reinforcement, Case Studies
Noncontingent Reinforcement as Treatment for Tub-Standing in a Toddler
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Ward, Ryan D.; Higbee, Thomas S. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2008
The present case study investigated whether the tub-standing of a typically-developing toddler could be reduced by a noncontingent reinforcement procedure. The results of a brief functional analysis suggested that tub-standing was maintained by automatic reinforcement. Noncontingent reinforcement, consisting of presentation of bath toys on a…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Toddlers, Reinforcement, Case Studies
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Coussins, Jennifer – Behaviour Problems Bulletin, 1988
A case study is presented of a three-year-old girl who exhibited aggression towards other children when playing. A behavior management program involving praise and rewards for good behavior and negative consequences for misbehavior was successful in reducing the behavior problem. Cooperative behavior was maintained even when tangible rewards were…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
Behavioral Intervention and Prevention of Feeding Difficulties in Infants and Toddlers
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Kerwin, MaryLouise E.; Eicher, Peggy S. – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2004
Although eating is considered an automatic physiologic process, many children experience feeding difficulties. The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for assessment, treatment and prevention of feeding difficulties in children. Identification and treatment of any factors actively interfering with feeding success is a critical…
Descriptors: Prevention, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Intervention