Training Students With Behavioral Problems to Recruit Teacher Praise. (April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Markelz, Andrew; Riden, Benjamin; Rizzo, Karen
• Is Part Of: Beyond behavior. Volume 27:Number 1(2018)
• Page Start: 37
• Page End: 44
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Subjects: recruiting praise -- teaching strategies -- education/training; Problem children -- Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Behavior disorders in children -- Periodicals; Behavior disorders in children; Problem children -- Education; United States; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 371.93
• DOI: 10.1177/1074295617723333
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1074-2956

Abstract

Students with emotional and behavioral disorders exhibit high levels of inappropriate behaviors. Although many teachers are aware of the benefits of teacher praise, its use in classrooms remains low. Training students to recruit praise is a method to counter suppressing contingencies and increase praise rates for desired classroom behaviors. With minimal planning and training, students can begin recruiting the attention they seek while you begin delivering the praise needed to encourage and maintain appropriate behaviors.