Managing Student Behavior provides an in-depth understanding of student behavior, including identifying factors that trigger and maintain negative, disruptive actions and attitudes. It provides an overview of appropriate reinforcement, which is fundamental in making positive behavior changes, and highlights many effective, evidence-based strategies that support permanent change. Real-life examples and anecdotes throughout the book illustrate a variety of classroom challenges, as well as strategies used to support positive change in each scenario. The author uses a conversational approach to connect with readers and provide a non-threatening environment in which to learn the basics of behavior and behavioral change.

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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 - Understanding Behavior -- The Behavior Cycle -- Contributing Factors of Behavior -- Medical Difficulties/Diagnosis -- Academic Struggles -- Sensory Difficulties -- Home Stress -- School Stress -- Trauma -- Steps for Addressing Problem Behavior -- Chapter 2 - Creating a Plan to Address Behavior -- Investigating the Causes of Behavior -- The Function of Behavior -- Identifying the Function of Behavior -- Creating a Behavior Support Plan -- Designing Behavior Contracts -- Making the Function Functional -- Addressing the Functions of Behavior -- Escape -- Avoidance -- Attention -- Tangibles -- Sensory -- Targeting Behaviors -- Extinction Burst -- Triggers -- De-escalation -- Chapter 3 - Sensory Difficulties -- Over-stimulation -- Under-stimulation -- The Role of Occupational Therapists -- Strategies to Support Sensory Needs -- Sensory Rooms -- Time-out Rooms -- Alternate Time-out Strategies -- Strategies for Outdoor Time Outs -- Tactile Strategies -- Chapter 4 - The Role of Respect and Relationships -- Redefining Rude -- Clear and Explicit Communication -- Timing -- Rethinking the Meaning of Fairness -- Personalities and Rapport -- Reconsidering Respect -- Repairing Relationships -- Chapter 5 - Self-regulation and Co-regulation -- Developing Self-regulation Skills -- The Importance of Co-regulation -- Co-regulating with the Audience -- Maintaining Emotional Detachment -- Factors Associated with Co-regulation -- Chapter 6 - Reinforcement -- Choosing Reinforcers -- Starting a Reinforcement Program -- Immediate versus Delayed Reinforcement -- Token Systems of Reinforcement -- A Note of Caution about Token Systems -- Subject-specific Reinforcement -- The Important Features of Reinforcement -- Reinforcement versus Punishment -- Chapter 7 - Data Collection. Guidelines for Data Collection -- Location -- Timing -- Accuracy -- Collecting Baseline Data -- Types of Data -- Collecting Frequency Data -- Charting Frequency Data -- Using the Data -- Student Data Collection -- Chapter 8 - Schedules, Routines, and Predictability -- Visual Schedules -- Whole Class Visual Schedules -- Individual Schedules -- Print -- Visuals -- Objects -- Progression for Schedules -- Creating Schedules -- Choosing Images and Text -- Chunking Schedules -- Choosing the Schedule Location -- Substitute Teachers and Support Staff -- Ensuring the Success of Visual Schedules -- Chapter 9 - Visual Supports -- Social Stories -- Creating a Social Story -- Introducing the Story -- Including Peers -- Sample Story -- Checklist for Creating an Effective Social Story -- Scripts -- Visual Routines for Specific Times of the Day -- Visual Routines for Play Time -- Visuals to Support Behavioral Expectations -- First/Then Boards -- Choice Boards -- Chapter 10 - Timers -- Types of Timers -- Individual Timers versus Whole Class Timers -- Using a Timer for Reinforcement -- A Set Amount of Time -- Self-Competition -- Other Ways to Use Timers -- Chapter 11 - Addressing Other Challenging Behavior -- Running -- Self-Injurious Behavior (SIB) -- Chapter 12 - Conclusion -- Recommended Resources -- Appendix -- Index.