Behavior Support and Discipline  Check-Out Library

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  • Administrator's Desk Reference, by Randy Sprick PhD; Lisa Howard MS; B.J. Wise MEd; Kim Marcum Lead your staff in the prevention of behavior problems by helping them to positively interact with students.
  • Acting Out Child, by Hill M. Walker, PhD Benefit from a thorough understanding of acting-out behavior, learn about its origins and development, why common attempts to cope with inappropriate behavior fail, how to assess behavior, how to best combine interventions, and more!  Includes case studies and model interventions.
  • CHAMPs: A Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Management, by Randy Sprick PhD; Mickey Garrison PhD; Lisa Howard MS - An authoritative guide to classroom management, the CHAMPs book will systematically guide classroom teachers in developing (or improving) a proactive and positive classroom management plan.  Grades K-8
  • Foundations: Establishing Positive Discipline Policies, by Randy Sprick PhD; Mickey Garrison PhD; Lisa Howard MS -  A resource that provides practical and safe strategies for managing and preventing acting-out behavior and classroom disruption at various levels.    Grades K-12
  • Managing the Cycle of Acting-Out Behavior, by Geoffrey Colvin, PhD This guide helps you understand, prevent and manage students' acting-out behavior, no matter how small or serious the problem may be.  Using the guide's seven-phase conceptual model, teachers and staff can develop a specific behavior profile and a comprehensive plan to put an end to students' acting-out behavior.
  • Skillstreaming for Adolescents, by Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein and Dr. Ellen McGinnis with Dr. Robert P. Sprafkin, Dr. N. Jane Gershaw and Paul Klein - Skillstreaming addresses the social skill needs of students who display aggression, immaturity, withdrawal or other problem behaviors.  This newly revised book offers the most up-to-date information for implementing the Skillstreaming approach, which utilizes modeling, role playing, performance feedback and transfer [homework].  Students develop competence in dealing with interpersonal conflicts and learn to use self-control.  The curriculum contains 50 skill lessons and includes six skill groups: Beginning Social Skills, Advanced Social Skills, Dealing with Feeling, Alternatives to Aggression, Dealing with Stress, and Planning Skills.
  • Skillstreaming for the Elementary School Child, by Dr. Ellen McGinnis and Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein - Skillstreaming addresses to social skill needs of students who display aggression, immaturity, withdrawal, or other problem behaviors.  This newly revised book offers the most up-to-date information for implementing the Skillstreaming approach, which utilizes modeling, role playing, performance feedback and transfer [homework].  Students develop competence in dealing with interpersonal conflicts and learn to use self-control.  The curriculum contains 60 skill lessons and includes five skill groups:  Classroom Survival Skills; Friendship-Making Skills, Dealing with Feelings, Alternatives to Aggression, and Dealing with Stress.
  • Skillstreaming in Early Childhood, by Dr. Ellen McGinnis and Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein - Shows how to teach prosocial skills to preschool and kindergarten children.  The Skillstreaming approach utilizes modeling, role playing, performance feedback and transfer training [homework].  The book covers 40 prosocial skills, such as trying when it's hard, knowing when to tell, dealing with teasing, and waiting your turn.  The skills are divided into six areas: Beginning Social Skills, Dealing with Feelings, Alternatives to Aggression, and Dealing with Stress.  The authors include strategies for managing problem behaviors and for building positive relationships with parents.
  • Start on Time, by Randy S. Sprick, PhD - A CD-ROM training program to assist staff in creating safe hallway transitions and reduce tardiness school-wide in middle and high schools.  Grades 6-12.
  • Teacher's Encyclopedia of Behavior Management, by Randy Sprick, PhD and Lisa Howard MS - A discipline reference book for teachers, administrators, school psychologists, counselors, etc., that provides practical solutions for over 100 common classroom discipline problems such as tardiness bullying and cheating. Grades K-12
  • Cooperative Discipline, by Linda Albert, PhD - Cooperative Discipline is a timely, realistic approach to discipline and classroom management.  It is a system that not only affirms students, but insists they share responsibility for their behavior, helping them develop the sense of self-worth that leads to achievement.
  • Tough Kid, by Ginger Rhode, PhD, William R. Jenson, PhD, H. Kenton Reavis, Ed.D - Use the Tough Kid book to make the classroom a more pleasant environment for you and your students. Learn to enjoy teaching and Monday mornings again -- turn tough kids into great kids.  This resource contains a wealth of ready-to-use information and lists other commercially available, practical resources for teachers who want more.
  • Tough Kid Toolbox, by William R. Jenson, PhD, Ginger Rhode, PhD, H. Kenton Reavis, Ed.D - A complement and supplement to the Tough Kid book, the Tough Kid Toolbox helps teachers improvise or enhance an intervention - plus, it's packed with reproducibles!  Each section being with a definition, a description and steps to accomplish a specific intervention; troubleshooting tips are also offered.
  • 50 Simple Ways to Make Teaching More Fun, by Bob Algozzine, PhD Written for beginning and veteran teachers, this book provides tips you didn't learn in school. Learn the benefits of letting your student get to know you.  Play games that foster the skills necessary for multiple content areas.  School doesn't always have to be work -- for you or for your students!  Includes sample worksheets and awards to help teachers easily integrate these activities into existing curricula.