A technical skills curriculum in a school for behavior disordered adolescents features direct instruction of over 300 tool skills in 10 skill areas. Students are assessed, target skills identified, and feedback given after each session. The system's advantages include increased student motivation and more precise design of Individualized Education…

The article describes the Pupil Assessment Summary (PAS) designed to help educators organize data on students with behavior disorders using four categories: disturber element (focus of problem); problem behavior element (specific behaviors); setting element (when/where problem behavior occurs); and disturbed element (who regards the behavior as a…

The article discusses the value of teaching self-monitoring skills to students with mild behavior disorders and offers specific strategies for teaching them to use the process. Among procedures recommended are to define the behavior explicitly, simplify behavior counting and recording, and practice the process. (CL)

A mood chart allows learning and/or behavior disabled students (8-12 years old) to evaluate and monitor their present mood. The chart can also be used to analyze the relationship between mood and inappropriate behavior, to communicate with parents, and to promote children's awareness and understanding of each other's feelings. (CL)

The article describes the problem of assessing culturally diverse students for behavior disorders, proposes a solution which replaces norm referenced assessment with functional assessment, and offers recommendations for implementing such a nonbiased, functional approach. (DB)

A framework is provided for selecting and analyzing social skills curricula for teaching students with learning or behavioral difficulties. The framework emphasizes analysis of such programing considerations as individualization, cost-effectiveness, assessment, maintenance, and generalization. Presented are a checklist for analyzing the curricula…

Two sample lessons are presented to help elementary-school children with behavior disorders understand friendship relationships. Hypothetical student relations are diagrammed, and class discussions deal with the reasons for students' popularity and unpopularity and the acceptability or unacceptability of the reasons. (JDD)

This discussion addresses the use of self-management as a behavior change technology for adolescents with behavior disorders. The supporting literature is reviewed; reasons for considering self-management strategies are presented; and specific guidelines are provided for planning self-management interventions based on a self-management planning…

A project combined precision teaching techniques and a flashcard approach known as SAFMEDS, with 4 students with learning disabilities or behavior disorders, age 14-18. Project results determined that the techniques provided students with necessary skills to pass the school district's minimum competency test in the area of local, state, and…

This article outlines the basic steps in designing and implementing a self-monitoring program and gives examples of such programs being implemented in classroom and clinical settings. Examples of program use in increasing on-task behavior, increasing responsivity to questions, improving articulation, and increasing accuracy on subtraction problems…

The article describes the origin, philosophy, planning, and evaluation of the Grundy, Illinois, alternative school program which enables secondary students to talk about their emotional and behavior problems during healthful group walks. (MC)

A point system was developed to reinforce appropriate study habits and behaviors of secondary students with learning disabilities and behavior disorders. The system functioned as a bank, with students depositing their points and earning weekly interest on points saved. Students could also use points to conduct financial transactions at the…

Skill-streaming, based on the behavioral technique of structured learning, promotes social behaviors among behavior disordered students by systematically providing sequenced steps, role playing, feedback, practice in real-life situations, and reinforcement. Students evaluate their own performance on homework assignments. (CL)

The provision of adequate sex education to students with learning disabilities, behavior disorders, and mild mental disabilities should be a part of a general education effort to acclimatize them to full social integration. This paper discusses teaching strategies, issues in developing a sex education curriculum, and personal traits of successful…

Adolescent students with behavior disorders at a Jamestown (Minnesota) residential facility create and produce a student newspaper. The project has been effective in motivating students, teaching and reinforcing basic academic skills, building self-esteem, and promoting positive social interaction. Skills developed transfer to the mainstream. (DB)