Author: Michelle W. Woodbridge
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Does First Step to Success Have Long-term Impacts on Student Behavior? An Analysis of Efficacy Trial Data
The purposes of this study were to assess whether effects in student behavior and academics were maintained at follow-up and to examine the relationship of implementation fidelity to outcomes.
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Assessing the Effectiveness of First Step to Success: Are Short-Term Results the First Step to Long-Term Behavioral Improvements?
This article reports on the effectiveness of First Step to Success, a secondary-level intervention appropriate for students in early elementary school who experience moderate to severe behavior problems and are at risk for academic failure.
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The National Behavior Research Coordination Center: Coordinating Research and Implementation of Evidence-Based School Interventions for Children with Serious Behavior Problems
The U.S. Department of Education funded four Behavior Research Centers, each to test the efficacy of a separate intervention to improve the behavior of elementary school students with or at risk for serious behavior problems.
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The National Behavior Research and Coordination Center: Overview and Final Findings
The authors describe how the Department of Education’s structuring of the initiative helped avoid many of the shortcomings of earlier federal cross-site demonstration programs and highlight the contributions of a research coordination center .
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Reducing behavior problems in the elementary school classroom: A practice guide
Designed for elementary school educators and school- and district-level administrators, this guide offers prevention, implementation, and schoolwide strategies that can be used to reduce problematic behavior that interferes with the ability of students to attend to and engage fully in instructional activities.