Chapter 6 Preventing Challenging Behavior Through High-Quality Instruction

Chapter Summary:

It is well beyond the scope of this chapter to provide an in-depth treatment of the design and delivery of effective instruction. However, by now, you should understand that behavior management cannot be separated from instruction and learning. When students are successful in their learning pursuits, their behavior tends to improve. Likewise, low levels of success in academics are associated with low levels of appropriate behavior.

Chapter Objectives:

• 1. Describe the learning characteristics of successful students and students with learning and behavioral disabilities.

     1. We discussed the characteristics of both typical effective students and students with learning and behavioral difficulties in terms of engagement in the learning process, self-regulation of learning, attribution and motivation, and prosocial behaviors. In general, successful students tend to be more active, motivated, and self-regulated than students who are having difficulties with learning and behavior. The learning characteristics of both populations have implications for instruction.

  2. Define and sequence the stages of learning.

• • 1. Learning occurs in stages. Acquisition is the initial stage of learning. As students practice newly learned skills, they reach fluency: The students can do tasks correctly and in a timely manner. Continued practice enables students to reach the maintenance stage, which is the ability to perform a skill long after the initial learning phase. In the generalization stage, students have the ability to use skills in new settings and under new conditions. There are specific steps that teachers can take to ensure that students reach the stages of fluency, maintenance, and generalization.

• 3. Explain the instructional arrangements and activities that are recommended for students with learning and behavioral disabilities.

1. Use the acronym SCORE CHAMPS to develop teaching practices that encourage higher levels of appropriate behavior and learning.

   1. Describe the types of instructional activities that typically occur in classrooms, as well as common problems encountered and solutions to each of them.

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Chapter Activities:

1. Complete the High-Quality Mathematics Instruction Module.

2. Complete the RTI (Part 3) Reading Instruction Module.