Solutions to Critical Behavioral Issues in the Classroom

This highly practical reference is organized around the problem behaviors that K-6 teachers see as the greatest barriers to student success--and the positive behaviors they value the most. Of particular value to educators, the book matches proven intervention techniques to specific target behaviors. Hill M. Walker presents exemplary strategies for managing such classroom challenges as defiance, low motivation, and aggression. He also reviews ways to build all students' skills for following directions, staying on task, coping with frustration, getting along with peers, and more. The book includes illustrative case examples and a section that clearly explains key principles of behavior management. Reproducible handouts and forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

Preface I. Strategies for Solving Problems with Students Who Do Not Meet Teacher Expectations for Appropriate Classroom Behavior 1. Enhancing Student Compliance with Teacher Requests and Directives 2. Improving Student Completion of Seatwork Assignments According to Instructions 3. Motivating Students to Produce Academic Work of Acceptable Quality for Their Skill Level 4. Teaching Students to Have Positive Interactions/Conversations with Peers 5. Developing Students Ability to Follow Classroom Rules and Behavioral Expectations 6. Helping Students Cope with Disappointment, Frustration, and Failure II. Strategies for Teaching Students How to Avoid and Reduce Challenging Behavior 7. Teaching Students to Avoid Damaging Others Property and Possessions 8. Reducing Insubordination and Enhancing Students Respect for the Teacher 9. Teaching Students Not to Have Tantrums When Unable to Get Their Way 10. Reducing Students Aggression in Schooling Contexts 11. Coping with Teacher Defiance When Managing the Classroom Behavior of Oppositional Students 12. Addressing Student Lying, Cheating, and Stealing at School III. Strategies for Increasing Desirable Behavior, Decreasing Undesirable Behavior, and Sustaining Achieved Behavior Change Over Time 13. How to Increase Desirable Student Behavior 14. How to Decrease Undesirable Student Behavior 15. How to Sustain Behavioral Change(s) Over Time and Across Settings Appendix 1. Short Form of The SBS Inventory Appendix 2. Recommended Additional Resources for Use by Teachers Appendix 3. Handout for Parents on How to Debrief Daily with Their Children about School Appendix 4. Coping With the Impact of Psychiatric Disorders in Schooling References Index

Hill M. Walker, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Special Education and Co-Director of the Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior at the University of Oregon. He is also Senior Research Scientist at the Oregon Research Institute. Dr. Walker has focused his career on conducting research to better understand, identify, and remediate the behavioral challenges experienced by at-risk students in grades K-12, with a specialization in preschoolers and elementary students. He has 235 publications, including 20 books, and is a recipient of the KauffmanHallahanPullen Distinguished Researcher Award from the Council for Exceptional Children and the Research Award from the National Center for School Mental Health, among other honors.