Positive Behavior Supports in Classrooms and Schools (3rd Edition): Effective and Practical Strategies for Teachers and Other Service Providers

Keith Storey

May 2023 · Charles C Thomas Publisher

About this ebook

This unique book provides teachers and other service providers the knowledge and skills for Positive Behavior Supports in school settings, thereby improving the academic and social skills of their students. It is written in an informational format that teachers and other service providers can immediately put to use. The text is generic across K-12 grade levels and focuses on Positive Behavior Supports in school settings. Each chapter begins with Key Point Questions, followed by two Window to the World Case Studies, information on the Key Point Questions, Discussion Questions, and Suggestions for Classroom and School Activities. Additionally, an overview of Positive Behavior Supports is provided, which includes Measuring Behavior, Functional Assessment and Analysis, Reinforcement, Punishment, Classroom Structure, Preventative Procedures and Interventions, Cooperative Learning and Peer Tutoring, and Family and Agency Involvement. The Self-Management Strategies, Social Skills Instruction, and School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports are vital areas of knowledge. This “How To” book is written for teachers and other direct service providers in a non-technical manner with specific real-world examples.

About the author

Keith Storey, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a Professor Emeritus at Touro University California in Vallejo, California. Keith has over forty yearsí experience working with individuals with disabilities, including six years as a classroom teacher. His professional and research interests include transition from school to adult life, functional analysis and positive behavioral supports, supported employment, inclusion, and curriculum development. Keith is the recipient of the 1988 Alice H. Hayden Award from The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps; the 1996 Hau-Cheng Wang Fellowship from Chapman University, which is presented for exceptional merit in scholarship; and the 2001 Robert Gaylord-Ross Memorial Scholar Award from the California Association for Persons with Severe Disabilities. He is a member of the Illinois State University College of Education Alumni Hall of Fame. He has published over 100 journal articles on a wide variety of topics. In addition to this book, Keith has published the books Systematic Instruction of Functional Skills for Students and Adults with Disabilities, Case Studies for Positive Behavior Supports in Classrooms and Schools; Case Studies for Inclusion in Education: Strategies and Guidelines for Educating Students with Disabilities in the General Education Environment; Positive Behavior Supports for Adults with Disabilities in Employment, Community, and Residential Settings: Practical Strategies that Work; Case Studies in Transition and Employment for Students and Adults with Disabilities; Case Studies in Applied Behavior Analysis for Individuals with Disabilities; The Road Ahead: Transition to Adult Life for Persons with Disabilities; Walking Isnít Everything: An Account of the Life of Jean Denecke; and Functional Assessment and Program Development for Problem Behavior: A Practical Handbook. He served on the editorial boards of Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Journal of Positive of Behavior Interventions, Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, Education and Treatment of Children, Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professional Journal, and Exceptionality. Keithís amazon author page is at www.amazon.com/author/keithstorey and his Goodreads author page is at https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/105547. Keithís Academic page is at https://tu-ca.academia.edu/KeithStorey and his ResearchGate page is

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Keith_Storey. His Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/Keith.Storey.books, his YouTube channel is at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTfL7zEI4D3mPJDbpQF5olw, and Instagram page is keith.storey.books.