Understand the reasons behind noncompliant behavior and use proven interventions in the classroom! This book provides teachers with an in-depth understanding of the many behaviours students exhibit in the classroom, especially noncompliance and defiance. School safety and student behaviour expert Geoff Colvin fully describes and illustrates a procedure for assessing noncompliant behaviour and identifying key factors that contribute to and foster this challenging problem behaviour. The book offers a systematic approach for using an array of evidence-based strategies for each contributing factor to reduce noncompliant behaviour and establish cooperation. This is an ideal resource for teachers, behaviour specialists, and behaviuor support teams that provides: - Details for understanding and assessing noncompliance and defiance - Procedural guidelines to assist readers in developing systematic intervention plans based on assessment information and available strategies - Case studies and examples of the model in action - Additional resources to help readers pursue further information as needed

Minimize problem behavior and maximize student success! Acting-out behavior by students manifests in ways that make classroom management and academic success very challenging. In this time- and field-tested resource, Colvin and Scott present a system for understanding acting-out behavior in terms of seven phases and correcting it before it gets in the way of student engagement and learning. The newly updated edition draws on the latest research to deliver a clear roadmap for educators to assess acting-out behavior and to design effective interventions in a clear, systematic, and achievable matter. Rooted in applied behavior analysis, sound instructional principles, and functional behavior assessment, Colvin and Scott's method includes: Strategies for each phase of the acting-out cycle-from structuring the classroom, to managing agitation and escalated behavior, to recovery Case studies that distill concrete action steps from the book's concepts Checklists, tools, resources, and templates for applying the book's principles to any classroom. No educator should be without this definitive guide to classroom management and social skill development that sets the stage for student success in school.

Maintaining well-disciplined schools is becoming more difficult in today's educational system, and problem behavior or lack of school discipline is reaching crisis proportions. Nationally recognized behavior experts Geoff Colvin and George Sugai provide the "what's," "why's," and "how's" for establishing an effective discipline program while promoting an overall positive and welcoming school climate.

This hands-on, practical, teacher-friendly approach to preventing as well as responding to the acting-out behaviors of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) includes detailed procedures for general and special education teachers. It is based on the model described in Colvin's bestselling book, Managing the Cycle of Acting Out Behavior in the Classroom, which presents a 7-step model for confronting challenging behavior in the classroom, from the calm phase to the agitation phase to the deescalation phase. Of special importance in this book is the attention paid to how challenging behaviors of students with ASD are related to the disability, specifically the role of sensory and medical issues. Based on a well-researched model, the methods in this book have been field-tested.

Understand the reasons behind noncompliant behavior and use proven interventions in the classroom! This book provides teachers with an in-depth understanding of the many behaviours students exhibit in the classroom, especially noncompliance and defiance. School safety and student behaviour expert Geoff Colvin fully describes and illustrates a procedure for assessing noncompliant behaviour and identifying key factors that contribute to and foster this challenging problem behaviour. The book offers a systematic approach for using an array of evidence-based strategies for each contributing factor to reduce noncompliant behaviour and establish cooperation. This is an ideal resource for teachers, behaviour specialists, and behaviuor support teams that provides: - Details for understanding and assessing noncompliance and defiance - Procedural guidelines to assist readers in developing systematic intervention plans based on assessment information and available strategies - Case studies and examples of the model in action - Additional resources to help readers pursue further information as needed

A teacher's initial response to the different kinds of behaviours that occur in the classroom often determines what the student or students might do next. In this sense, initial and subsequent interactions are critical moments that can change the direction of student behaviour. This book presents strategies for responding to common problem behaviours to both defuse the situation and correct the problem. Defusing Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom is primarily designed for teachers--who are on the frontline for addressing problem behaviour in schools--as well as specialists and behaviour support teams who have the responsibility of assisting teachers with managing challenging and persistent behavioural issues. School administrators who are charged with following-up directly with student office referrals and other serious behaviour issues will also find this resource invaluable. Readers will learn about seven key behaviour principles and strategies for defusing: - Off-task behaviour - Rule infractions - Disrespectful behaviour - Agitation and acting out - Noncompliance and testing the limits of authority.