Navigating Behavior Change: Strategies to Minimize Challenging Behaviors in Your Classroom
A master class in preventing challenging student behavior with confidence

Navigating Behavior Change is a book for all the teachers and school professionals who struggle with the constant cycle of reacting to student behavior. This guide outlines universal practices which should be in place within every classroom to prevent challenging behaviors before they start. When students are focused and ready to learn, educators can do the important work of teaching. In this book, school psychologist Amanda Wilson and special educator Danielle Lindquist help you build your skill set, so you can create an environment where students are regulated and motivated to learn. Inside, you'll find a comprehensive framework of components that you can implement in any K-12 classroom to prevent challenging behaviors and increase student engagement.

  • Understand the influence of executive functions, missing skills, and motivation on student behavior
  • Learn the core components of classroom management, including class structure and high-leverage instructional practices
  • Effectively and meaningfully embed reinforcement to increase student motivation
  • Learn how to effectively respond to challenging behaviors to assist students in de-escalating and re-engaging
  • Manage your classroom in a trauma-informed way that maintains student dignity

This book will help K-12 teachers, special education teachers, school counselors, and other service providers, instructional coaches, and administrators of students with behavior challenges. Take a proactive approach to behavior and help students so you can spend more time teaching and they can spend more time learning.

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Navigating Behavior Change: Strategies to Minimize Challenging Behaviors in Your Classroom
A master class in preventing challenging student behavior with confidence

Navigating Behavior Change is a book for all the teachers and school professionals who struggle with the constant cycle of reacting to student behavior. This guide outlines universal practices which should be in place within every classroom to prevent challenging behaviors before they start. When students are focused and ready to learn, educators can do the important work of teaching. In this book, school psychologist Amanda Wilson and special educator Danielle Lindquist help you build your skill set, so you can create an environment where students are regulated and motivated to learn. Inside, you'll find a comprehensive framework of components that you can implement in any K-12 classroom to prevent challenging behaviors and increase student engagement.

  • Understand the influence of executive functions, missing skills, and motivation on student behavior
  • Learn the core components of classroom management, including class structure and high-leverage instructional practices
  • Effectively and meaningfully embed reinforcement to increase student motivation
  • Learn how to effectively respond to challenging behaviors to assist students in de-escalating and re-engaging
  • Manage your classroom in a trauma-informed way that maintains student dignity

This book will help K-12 teachers, special education teachers, school counselors, and other service providers, instructional coaches, and administrators of students with behavior challenges. Take a proactive approach to behavior and help students so you can spend more time teaching and they can spend more time learning.

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Navigating Behavior Change: Strategies to Minimize Challenging Behaviors in Your Classroom

Navigating Behavior Change: Strategies to Minimize Challenging Behaviors in Your Classroom

Navigating Behavior Change: Strategies to Minimize Challenging Behaviors in Your Classroom

Navigating Behavior Change: Strategies to Minimize Challenging Behaviors in Your Classroom

Overview

A master class in preventing challenging student behavior with confidence

Navigating Behavior Change is a book for all the teachers and school professionals who struggle with the constant cycle of reacting to student behavior. This guide outlines universal practices which should be in place within every classroom to prevent challenging behaviors before they start. When students are focused and ready to learn, educators can do the important work of teaching. In this book, school psychologist Amanda Wilson and special educator Danielle Lindquist help you build your skill set, so you can create an environment where students are regulated and motivated to learn. Inside, you'll find a comprehensive framework of components that you can implement in any K-12 classroom to prevent challenging behaviors and increase student engagement.

  • Understand the influence of executive functions, missing skills, and motivation on student behavior
  • Learn the core components of classroom management, including class structure and high-leverage instructional practices
  • Effectively and meaningfully embed reinforcement to increase student motivation
  • Learn how to effectively respond to challenging behaviors to assist students in de-escalating and re-engaging
  • Manage your classroom in a trauma-informed way that maintains student dignity

This book will help K-12 teachers, special education teachers, school counselors, and other service providers, instructional coaches, and administrators of students with behavior challenges. Take a proactive approach to behavior and help students so you can spend more time teaching and they can spend more time learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781394282692
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 08/05/2025
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

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Praise for Navigating Behavior Change

“Amanda and Danielle bring together their lessons learned from years in educational settings to create an incredibly accessible and useful resource full of information, opportunities for reflection, and easy to apply strategies that span from preschool through high school. This book is perfect for professional learning communities, collaborating and coaching staff, and individuals that are seeking to create an effective classroom setting where learning happens in a safe and supported environment for everyone.”

—Krista Rice, School Psychologist, Anchorage School District

“This engaging and practical book offers educators powerful strategies that are easy to implement in the classroom. Whether you’re a general or special education teacher, a behavior support professional, or a school or district administrator, the insights shared by the authors—based on their own experiences—will enhance your ability to create a more positive, supportive learning environment. It’s a must-read for anyone committed to strengthening universal supports and improving school climate for students and staff alike.”

—Dawn Spurlock, Director of Special Services, Caldwell School District in Caldwell, Idaho

“In a space filled with noise, Wilson and Lindquist deliver clarity. Their focus on universal supports as foundational—not optional—is a message we can’t repeat enough. This book reinforces many of the same principles I advocate for and does so with heart and precision.” 

—Dr. Paul "Paulie" Gavoni, WSJ and USA Today bestselling author and founder of Heart & Science International and The Behavioral Toolbox

“Navigating Behavior Change is a gem! It’s brimming with relatable wisdom and practical classroom strategies rooted in evidence-based practices focusing on universal supports for all students to enhance learning. Teachers, university faculty preparing teachers, and others supporting teachers will undoubtedly find the perspectives, strategies, and tools valuable in real-world situations and immediately actionable.”

—Michael F. Giangreco, PhD, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Special Education, University of Vermont

“Navigating Behavior Change provides a step-by-step roadmap for teachers, school psychologists, and other educators to effectuate positive behavior change in classrooms. It is a must-read for current school professionals as well as pre-service educators in higher education training programs.” 

—Katherine A. Dockweiler, Assistant Professor of School Psychology and President of the Nevada State Board of Education

“Teachers, school leaders, educational consultants—this book is ideal for anyone who needs user-friendly tools and a framework when navigating behavior change to improve student progress in classrooms. Busting myths with evidence-based strategies, Amanda and Danielle break down components of quality instructional practices with solid rationales and guiding questions to apply effective tools and strategies the next day!”

—Alison Lovelace, PhD, BCBA-D

 

 

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