15 positive behavior strategies to increase academic success / Beverley Holden Johns.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-161) and index.

Attributions-the power of attributing student success to efforts -- Behavior momentum-beginning with easy tasks that ensure success in more difficult tasks -- Behavior interspersal-interspersing easy tasks with difficult tasks -- Behavior-specific praise-letting students know exactly what they did when you reinforce them -- Supportive proximity control-building positive relationships by moving around the room -- Interest-based interventions-incorporating student interests in classroom activities -- Premack principle-the student first does the non-preferred behavior to do the preferred behavior-grandma's law -- Choices-empowering students by giving them choices -- Response cards-collective checks for understanding -- Differential reinforcement of other behavior-reinforcing other appropriate behavior desired to eliminate inappropriate behavior -- Fading-providing maximum cues and slowly removing the cues to ensure errorless learning -- Function-based strategies-understanding the reason the student is misbehaving to plan an appropriate intervention -- Strength-based strategies-capitalizing on the strengths of your students -- Sensory-based strategies-understanding how stimulation impacts performance -- Student self-monitoring-teaching independence by having students monitor their own behavior.