Preventing Challenging Behavior in Your Classroom : Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Support

Revised with an eye toward the ever-evolving research base undergirding Positive Behavior Support (PBS) and related approaches, Preventing Challenging Behavior in Your Classroom, Second Edition focuses on real-world examples and practical strategies to prevent and reduce behavior problems and enhance student learning.

Preventing Challenging Behavior in Your Classroom (2nd ed.) presents practical strategies to prevent and reduce behavior problems and enhance student learning, focusing on Positive Behavior Support (PBS). This book:

• Discusses the myths and facts of effective classroom management.
• Provides an overview of the conceptual and empirical basis of PBS.
• Describes evidence-based PBS interventions.
• Employs easy-to-understand language to facilitate teachers'' knowledge.
• Provides real-world examples in conjunction with recommendations to enhance teachers'' understanding and implementation of PBS.

The updated second edition of the book includes expanded coverage of research-based interventions, tips and strategies for effective behavior management, and culturally responsive behavior intervention techniques.