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Wills, Howard P.; Caldarella, Paul; Williams, Leslie; Fleming, Kandace; Chen, Pei-Yu – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2023
Middle school is a cornerstone for success in high school. However, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral engagement of adolescents often decline as they transition from elementary to middle school, resulting in lower school grades and more challenging behaviors, especially for adolescents with or at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior, Intervention
Wills, Howard P.; Caldarella, Paul; Mason, Benjamin A.; Lappin, Amanda; Anderson, Darlene H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2019
Transitioning from elementary to middle school is a time of particular vulnerability for students with behavior problems. This study examined the effects of class-wide function-related intervention teams (CW-FIT) in three middle school classrooms to determine whether this multitiered intervention could help teachers proactively manage student…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Middle School Students, Classroom Techniques, Intervention
Wills, Howard P.; Caldarella, Paul; Mason, Benjamin; Lappin, Amanda; Anderson, Darlene H. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Transitioning from elementary to middle school is a time of particular vulnerability for students with behavior problems. This study examined the effects of class-wide function-related intervention teams (CW-FIT) in three middle school classrooms to determine whether this multi-tiered intervention could help teachers proactively manage student…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Middle School Students, Classroom Techniques, Intervention
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Teerlink, Elise; Caldarella, Paul; Anderson, Darlene H.; Richardson, Michael J.; Guzman, E. Geovanni – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2017
School recess, though beneficial to students in many ways, can be a problematic setting due to inadequate supervision, structure, and safety. A peer praise note (PPN) intervention was implemented on the recess playground to address these concerns at a Title I elementary school. Researchers used a single-subject reversal design across all students…
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Peer Influence
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Griffin, Andrew A., Jr.; Caldarella, Paul; Sabey, Christian V.; Heath, Melissa A. – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2017
Social skill instruction and school-wide positive behavior support have been found to be effective in treating students with emotional and behavioral disorders. However, students with internalizing behavior are often overlooked for interventions that could improve academic outcomes and prevent problems that might have serious implications,…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence, Positive Behavior Supports
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Lower, Ashley; Young, K. Richard; Christensen, Lynnette; Caldarella, Paul; Williams, Leslie; Wills, Howard – Education and Treatment of Children, 2016
This study investigated the effects of a Tier 3 peer-matching self-management intervention on two elementary school students who had previously been less responsive to Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions. The Tier 3 self-management intervention, which was implemented in the general education classrooms, included daily electronic communication between…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Self Management, Elementary School Students, Response to Intervention