ERIC Number: ED606376
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-
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Behavior Support Coaching for a Paraprofessional Working with First-Grade Students Exhibiting Disruptive Behavior Problems in an Urban High-Poverty Elementary School
Alperin, Alexander; Reddy, Linda A.; Glover, Todd A.; Breeden, Nicole; Dudek, Christopher; Regan, Patrick
Grantee Submission
Despite receiving little to no training in behavior management, paraprofessionals often support young students with or at risk of disruptive behavior disorders in elementary schools. The Behavior Support Coaching for Paraprofessionals (BSC-P) is a new evidence-based data-driven approach for enhancing paraprofessionals' skills in identifying behavior needs, setting goals, and selecting and implementing evidence-based interventions for improving student disruptive behaviors. The current case study presents the application of the BSC-P (eight sessions over 3 months) with a paraprofessional and teacher who support two first-grade students exhibiting disruptive behaviors in an urban high-poverty elementary school. Implemented evidence-based interventions include "say," "show," "check," a "token economy," and "antecedent modification." Findings revealed increased paraprofessional intervention fidelity, improved student classroom engagement (effect sizes of 3.77 and 2.10), and decreased student inappropriate verbal and physical behavior (effect sizes of 1.34 and 1.88, respectively). [This is the online first version of an article published in "Clinical Case Studies."]
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Young Children, Disadvantaged Schools, Urban Schools, At Risk Students, Evidence Based Practice, Program Effectiveness, Learner Engagement, Poverty Areas, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A170069