A behavior management program which uses play money to motivate students and reinforce appropriate behavior helps elementary school students (including disabled students) develop responsibility for their behavior. All students in the class participate and are allowed to buy items from the class store with money earned. (CB)

Analysis of regular classroom behaviors of 13 behaviorally disordered males (grades three to five and 13 controls revealed that 10 behaviors (e.g., social interaction/teacher, directions, out-of-seat) accounted for 81 percent of variance in group membership. Child behaviors as well as child and teacher behaviors combined produced significant…

The synthesis of 35 single-subject nonaversive treatments of classroom behavior problems indicated that reinforcement and feedback are highly effective as a remedy across a variety of behaviors, settings, and administrative arrangements. (Author/DB)

The study evaluated a commonly used component of brief time-out, in which release from time-out is delayed contingent on the occurrence of the disruption. Data were collected for one normal and two mentally retarded children on time-out producing behaviors and delay-producing behaviors during time-out. (Author/CL)

Determined whether educators' judgments of problem behaviors are influenced by classroom contex (disruptive x nondisruptive) and teacher type (regular x special). After viewing videotaped behavioral segments presented within a disruptive or nondisruptive classroom setting, teachers rated behavioral severity, tolerance, manageability, and…

Effects of an intervention and fading package (teacher prompting and contingent praise) on social initiations of three withdrawn preschool subjects were investigated. Among reported results was that abrupt removal of prompting resulted in similarly abrupt reductions in subjects' social initiations, whereas response-dependent fading maintained…

A teacher of 15- and 16- year-old boys with moderate learning difficulties and behavior problems describes how a school drama activity improved the boys' self image and motivation. (CL)

Discusses strategies that can be used to prevent the five most common behavioral problems in secondary schools: (1) failure to complete assigned work, (2) tardiness, (3) inattentiveness, (4) littering, and (5) failure to bring materials to class. (FL)

Discusses the dimensions of child sexual abuse, its prevalence, relationship to other problems, and behavioral manifestations. Also discusses various aspects of prevention, including allocation of resources, educative programs for children, consultation with professionals, treatment for families involved, and monitoring of the problem. (AS)

A comparison of the social activity of eight mothers with developmentally delayed, noncompliant children with that of eight mothers with nondelayed, noncompliant children indicated the latter group's social activity was significantly higher. This suggests that the previously reported depression of mothers of developmentally delayed children may be…

Peer-monitoring and self-monitoring procedures were developed to decrease disruption and nonparticipation during transition activities of a kindergarten class with 10 children with behavior and/or learning problems. Results suggested that classroom management can be achieved through carefully developed routines with clear instructions paired with…

Investigates the relationship of temperament characteristics and social factors to behavior adjustment among 90 three-year-old children. Inflexibility of child, negative parent/child interaction, and high family stress are highly associated with poor behavior adjustment. A path analysis suggests that flexibility and positive interaction diminish…

Individuals can change negative, self-defeating behaviors through positive self-talk. Steps towards improving self-talk and developing a supportive environment include tuning in and evaluating thoughts, revising negative thoughts, and practicing positive thoughts. (DF)

Tests Bell's (1977) model of parent-child bidirectionality. Two 10-year-old child confederates, trained in conduct-problem and anxious-withdrawn roles, interacted with 32 mothers of other children. Results suggested that mothers exhibited more stimulating controls in the anxious-withdrawn condition and more restrictive controls in the…

Teacher ratings of the anomalous classroom behaviors of hyperactivity, inattention, perceptual-motor impairment, perserveration, and stereotype were examined as predictors of performance of 82 mentally retarded 6-18 year olds on a visual discrimination task. Weak but statistically reliable correlations were obtained. (Author/CL)