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An Effective Point And Level System For A Self-Contained Emotional Behavior Disorders Program To Decrease Challenging Behaviors, Serena Sorensen Dec 2019

An Effective Point And Level System For A Self-Contained Emotional Behavior Disorders Program To Decrease Challenging Behaviors, Serena Sorensen

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

The purpose of this study was to identify what kind of impact an effective point and level system has on challenging behaviors for students with Emotional Behavior Disorders (E/BD) in a self-contained classroom. The participants in this study were students with Emotional Behavior Disorders, who were attending their classes in a self-contained E/BD classroom due to the amount of support their Individual Education Plan (IEP) team determined they needed to be successful in the academic setting. Students had been participating in the self-contained classroom with a point and level system in place along with academics being taught, however students struggled …


Strategies To Address Challenging Behaviors In Children With Down Syndrome, Emily Sproat, Ciera M. Lorio, Kimberly Adelman Ms Ccc-Slp Jan 2019

Strategies To Address Challenging Behaviors In Children With Down Syndrome, Emily Sproat, Ciera M. Lorio, Kimberly Adelman Ms Ccc-Slp

Graduate Independent Studies - Communication Sciences and Disorders

As a future speech-language pathologist, it is imperative to develop knowledge and skills regarding how to provide therapy while managing challenging behaviors. Challenging behaviors could have long and short-term effects on the individual themselves and multiple entities in the child’s environment including caregivers, teachers, peers and other professionals. The presence of challenging behaviors can significantly impact learning as well as impede social interaction with peers. The purpose of this literature review is to inform speech-language pathologists about behavioral aspects of individuals with Down syndrome, with a focus on challenging behavior, and the best application of strategies and interventions for success. …


Addressing Challenging Behaviors Of Students With Down Syndrome, Laura M. Olstad Jan 2019

Addressing Challenging Behaviors Of Students With Down Syndrome, Laura M. Olstad

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This literature review focuses on finding research-supported techniques regarding interventions for children with Down syndrome who display challenging behaviors that interfere with academic and social aspects of their lives. The goal of this review is to discover currently available research focused on behaviors of children, students and young adults with Down syndrome and the interventions used to reduce challenging behaviors to help them be successful. This literature review focused on discovering interventions that address behaviors that are most prevalent in those with Down syndrome. Many questions are answered in this literature review about the factors that support behavior changes in …