Solve serious behavior challenges in K-8 classrooms with the updated second edition of this bestselling book, your practical, user-friendly guide to the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) model. Developed by highly respected experts on positive behavior support, this research-proven model gives your scho...

Solve serious behavior challenges in K-8 classrooms with the updated second edition of this bestselling book, your practical, user-friendly guide to the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) model. Developed by highly respected experts on positive behavior support, this research-proven model gives your school team a step-by-step blueprint for reducing problems unresolved by typical behavior management strategies. You'll get explicit guidance and strategies for implementing all five steps of PTR: 1) teaming and goal-setting, 2) collecting data, 3) conducting a PTR Functional Behavioral Assessment, 4) developing a PTR behavior intervention plan, and 5) monitoring progress and making data-based decisions. Enhanced with new research on PTR and fresh content on timely topics like multi-tiered systems of support, this guidebook will help you resolve even the toughest behavior challenges--and improve social and academic outcomes for your whole class.

** BENEFITS OF PTR:**-proven effective by research and field testingin real classrooms--PTR was shown to reduce behavior problems and increase evidence of social skills and academic engagement

-structured and explicit, with five systematic stepsthat take you beyond tips and strategies

• consistent withpositive behavior supportand derived from the principles ofapplied behavior analysis-easily adaptableto the needs and goals of each individual student

• effective for bothtypically developing studentsandlearners with disabilitiesand other challengesWHAT (TM)S NEWNew and enhanced material on:

• Using multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS)

• Implementing evidence-based classroom strategies

• Becoming an effective team facilitator

• Collaborating as a strong, cohesive team

• Monitoring progress with the Individualized Behavior Rating Scale Tool

• Developing successful behavior intervention plans

• Creating useful task analyses

• Making data-based decisions** Plus:** new case examples that illustrate components of PTR, two in-depth case studies, and new and revised forms (also available online for easy download)