1st Edition
Classroom Management for Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Students Using Functional Behavior Assessment A Step-by-Step Professional Learning Program for Teachers
350 Pages
by
Prufrock Press
350 Pages
by
Prufrock Press
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Classroom Management for Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Students Using Functional Behavior Assessment assists educators in understanding how to identify and target behaviors that influence the success of students and daily classroom instruction. Each module:
- Provides case studies with examples of the concepts being taught.
- Includes presentations, interactive graphic organizers, and small-group problem-solving activities.
- Offers self-assessments and resources for developing interventions.
- May be used within a university course, a series of workshops, or professional teacher learning communities.
- Uses functional behavior assessment (FBA), a successful research-based approach to behavioral interventions.
Using this book, teachers can learn to manage student behavior and implement differentiation in the classroom.
Introduction MODULE 1 Characteristics of Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Students Background Information for the Instructor Presentation Guide: Characteristics of Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Students Optional Activities MODULE 2 Beliefs About Classroom Management Background Information for the Instructor Presentation Guide: Beliefs About Classroom Management Optional Activities MODULE 3 Influences on Behavior: The A-B-C Model Background Information for the Instructor Presentation Guide: Influences on Behavior The A-B-C Model Optional Activities MODULE 4 Defining and Describing Behaviors Background Information for the Instructor Presentation Guide: Defining and Describing Behaviors Optional Activities and Forms MODULE 5 Antecedents and Contextual Variables Background Information for the Instructor Presentation Guide: Antecedents and Contextual Variables Optional Activities and Forms MODULE 6 Identifying and Describing Consequences Background Information for the Instructor Presentation Guide: Identifying and Describing Consequences Optional Activities and Forms MODULE 7 Identifying Schedules of Reinforcing Consequences Background Information for the Instructor Presentation Guide: Identifying Schedules of Reinforcing Consequences Optional Activities and Forms MODULE 8 Analyzing Data to Examine Functions: Developing a Hypothesis Background Information for the Instructor Presentation Guide: Analyzing Data to Examine Functions Developing a Hypothesis Optional Activities MODULE 9 Implementing a Behavioral Intervention With a Student Background Information for the Instructor Presentation Guide: Implementing a Behavioral Intervention With a Student Optional Activities MODULE 10 Creating a Classroom Environment That Influences Desired Behaviors Background Information for the Instructor Presentation Guide: Creating a Classroom Environment That Influences Desired Behaviors Optional Activity Glossary References About the Authors
Biography
Yara N. Farah, Ph.D., has worked for the past 13 years in the field of education. She has a doctorate in educational psychology from Baylor University and a master's degree in special education (mild to moderate) from California State University, Northridge.
Susan K. Johnsen, Ph.D., is professor emerita of the Department of Educational Psychology at Baylor University.
