ERIC Number: EJ1120845
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-988X
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Telehealth Consultation in a Self-Contained Classroom for Behavior: A Pilot Study
Knowles, Christen; Massar, Michelle; Raulston, Tracy Jane; Machalicek, Wendy
Preventing School Failure, v61 n1 p28-38 2017
Students with challenging behavior severe enough to warrant placement in a self-contained special education classroom statistically have poor school and post-school outcomes compared to typical peers. Teachers in these classrooms often lack sufficient training to meet student needs. This pilot study investigated the use of a telehealth consultation model to increase selected teaching behaviors (i.e., praise, prompts/precorrections, and student opportunities to respond) and reduce the presence of challenging child behaviors in a self-contained special education classroom. Overall results demonstrated increased targeted positive teaching behaviors and a substantial decrease of student challenging behavior upon the introduction of the first intervention phase. Although findings in phase two and three were less conclusive, challenging behavior remained low throughout the intervention. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Self Contained Classrooms, Special Education, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Telecommunications, Videoconferencing, Pilot Projects, Teacher Behavior, Positive Reinforcement, Prompting, Teacher Student Relationship, Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment, Feedback (Response), Evidence Based Practice, Coaching (Performance), Fidelity, Sustainability, Special Education Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Students, Public Schools, Classroom Observation Techniques, Interviews, Validity, Program Effectiveness, Grade 3, Grade 4
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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