The Teacher's Pocket Guide for Positive Behavior Support: Targeted Classroom Solutions - Softcover

Knoster, Timothy; Drogan, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1598579037 ISBN 13: 9781598579031

Publisher: Brookes Publishing Co., 2016

Synopsis

What should teachers do when universal Tier 1 behavior supports don’t sufficiently meet the needs of all children? Next steps can be tricky to navigate when students appear at risk for developing recurring problem behavior―and that’s why every teacher needs this concise, strategy-packed guidebook on targeted behavior intervention and support.

Authors Tim Knoster and Robin Drogan are in-demand experts with a combined 50 years of experience training teachers in positive behavior support in the classroom. Together, they bring you a friendly, encouraging guide to Tier 2 positive behavior support. You’ll discover how to:

• Determine which students will benefit from targeted behavior supports
• Choose formal and informal targeted supports that meet each student’s needs
• Make the most of targeted supports already available if your school uses PBIS
• Develop Tier 2 supports on your own if your school doesn’t currently implement PBIS
• Strengthen your interventions through effective data collection and analysis
• Fade out or step up the intensity of interventions and supports when necessary
• Recognize when students need more intensive, individualized Tier 3 supports

Brimming with down-to-earth advice, proven strategies, and relatable case stories and anecdotes, this book will get you ready to further prevent behavior challenges and create a safe, positive learning environment for each student in your class.

About this title

About the Author

Tim Knoster, Ed.D., is an associate professor in the School of Education, College of Professional Studies, at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA and also serves as Executive Director of the international Association for Positive Behavior Support. Dr. Knoster (or Tim, as he prefers) has been involved with preservice and inservice teacher training since the mid 1980s. He has worn many hats throughout his career, including that of classroom teacher, Director of Student Support Services and Special Education, and Principal Investigator on federal projects focused on classroom and student-centered behavior intervention and support. In addition, Dr. Knoster has extensive experience in providing professional development for classroom teachers throughout the United States and has been the recipient of various awards for his endeavors in this regard. He has extensively published manuscripts, training materials, and other practitioner-oriented resources concerning the linkages among research, policy, and practice in the classroom. Most important, Dr. Knoster has an uncanny ability to help teachers interpret the research literature on behavioral matters in a way that enables them to translate that same research into practical strategies and approaches in their classrooms. Along these same lines, Dr. Knoster has a national reputation of being a dynamic advocate, leader, and presenter concerning classroom management and student-centered behavior intervention and support.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brookes Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598579037
• ISBN 13: 9781598579031
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160