Managing Challenging Behaviors in Schools, Second Edition

Now in a fully revised second edition, this acclaimed, highly practical book reviews the breadth of proven strategies for preventing and responding to problem behavior in grades K-12 classrooms. Meeting the needs of real-world practitioners, the expert authors address all three tiers of intervention within a Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-Tiered (Ci3T) Models of Prevention. Educators are guided to implement effective instructional and classroom management practices to meet students’ learning, behavioral, and social and emotional well-being needs (Tier 1). Chapters also describe more intensive interventions for students who need more than Tier 1 efforts have to offer (Tiers 2 and 3 interventions). In a convenient large-size format, the volume includes more than a dozen reproducible and downloadable forms.

New to This Edition

• Updated conceptual framework reflecting the ongoing development of the authors’ Ci3T Models of Prevention.
• Chapter on direct behavior ratings.
• Chapter on building a professional learning plan.
• Boxed “Reflections and Tips for Success” from practitioners in every chapter.