Managing the Cycle of Acting-Out Behavior in the Classroom

by Geoffrey T. Colvin, Terrance M. Scott

Overview

Minimize problem behavior and maximize student success!

Acting-out behavior by students manifests in ways that make classroom management and teaching very challenging.

Building on a model using seven phases of acting-out behavior presented in the first edition, the newly updated edition draws on new research in applied behavior analysis, sound instructional principles, and functional behavior assessment to deliver a clear roadmap for educators to design interventions in a clear, systematic, and achievable matter. Features include:

• Managing each phase of the acting-out cycle—from structuring the classroom, to handling 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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483374369
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/15/2014
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Geoff Colvin draws on his experience as a classroom teacher, administrator, researcher and instructor at the University of Oregon, and national public school consultant. Widely recognized as an expert on the subjects of school safety and violence prevention, Colvin has provided inservice training for teachers and administrators in more than 100 school districts and agencies nationally and internationally. He recently served as research associate at the University of Oregon and independent consultant in the areas of schoolwide discipline, school climate, school safety, and violence prevention, classroom management, and individual cases involving students with severe behavior disorders. Geoff also directed a juvenile detention school and a school program for youth with serious emotionally disturbances. Colvin has authored more than sixty publications, books, book chapters, journal articles, and video programs on the subject of teaching and managing students who exhibit the full range of problem behavior.

Terrance M. Scott is a senior principal education researcher at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI). Before joining SRI in 2020, Dr. Scott spent 24 years as a professor and researcher in special education. He began his career as a counselor in residential treatment and has worked with students with challenging behaviors across a variety of settings. Since receiving his Ph D in Special Education at the University of Oregon in 1994, Dr. Scott has written over 100 publications, has conducted well more than 1,000 presentations and training activities throughout the United States and across the world, and has successfully competed for more than $24 million in external grant funding. In 2004 he received the Distinguished Early Career Award from the Research Division of the International Council for Exceptional Children, and in 2012 he received the Outstanding National Leadership Award from the Council for Children with Behavior Disorders. He was elected president of this organization in 2013 and served as a two term editor of the journal, Beyond Behavior. His research interests focus on schoolwide prevention systems, the role of instructional variables in managing student behavior, functional behavior assessment/intervention, video-based training for school personnel, and scientific research in education.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Section One: A Proactive Approach
1. A Proactive Approach - Emphasizing Student Success
Section Two: A Model
2. Analyzing Acting-Out Behavior
3. A Seven-Phase Model for Describing Acting-Out Behavior
Section Three: Strategies for Managing Each Phase of the Acting-Out Cycle
4. Structuring the Classroom to Enhance Instruction, Phase 1
5. Instructional Practices for Engaging Students, Phase 1
6. Precorrection Strategies for Triggers, Phase 2
7. Functional Behavioral Assessment for Triggers, Phase 2
8. Teaching Social Skills for Managing Triggers, Phase 2
9. Calming Strategies for Managing Agitation, Phase 3
10. Defusing Strategies for Managing Acceleration, Phase 4
11. Safe Management Strategies for Peak Behavior, Phase 5
12. Reintegration Strategies for De-escalation, Phase 6
13. Resumption Strategies for Recovery, Phase 7
Section Four: Closing
14. Summary and Case Study
Appendices
References

Editorial Reviews

"This book is a must-have resource for any classroom teacher in today’s school setting. The authors have translated decades of behavioral research into teacher relevant language and provided real-world examples of how the behavioral support concepts and strategies work. It includes helpful curriculum ideas, tables, classroom tools, and visuals for students. This book will be my new “go-to” resource on helping students with challenging behaviors. "

Amy M. Owsley

"This book is a 'must have' resource for any teacher looking for a straightforward approach to teaching students how to manage their own behavior. Colvin and Scott have developed a guide that provides teachers with the clear steps and tools to dramatically impact student behavior in any classroom. "

Sharon Carter