Classwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports: A Guide to Proactive Classroom Management

by Brandi Simonsen, Diane Myers

A vital classroom management resource, this book shows how to implement positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) in K-12 classrooms, regardless of whether PBIS is adopted schoolwide. The primary focus is universal (Tier 1) support for all students. Practical, step-by-step guidelines are provided for structuring the classroom environment, actively engaging students in instruction, teaching positive expectations, and establishing a continuum of strategies to reinforce positive behavior and respond to inappropriate behavior. Numerous real-world examples and learning exercises are included. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes reproducible tools for classwide PBIS planning and implementation, which can be downloaded and printed for repeated use.

See also the authors' related guide for teacher trainers and Implementing Classwide A Guide to Supporting Teachers.

This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

Genres: Education, Teaching

244 pages, Paperback

First published December 29, 2014

Reviews

[Don · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent excellent excellent. A great summary of applied behavioral analysis for teachers and support staff members. The most comprehensive and succinct book on classroom management I've read.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed! The beginning chapters could have been technical enough to scare off some, I'm guessing, but all the information was well worth knowing, and the organization system of the book was helpful. I learned a lot from reading this book alongside opportunities to practice what I was reading, and I expect to find myself circling back to many chapters in the book for further practice as I keep going. It won't be hard to find where I want to practice, either, because of the aforementioned helpful organizational system. I would definitely recommend this book to other curious teachers who want to know more about positive behavior management.

[Ms. Hull · Rating 3 out of 5]

More like 2.5 ⭐️
I really did not enjoy this textbook. I found the writing to be more confusing than the topics could possibly be. I mean the amount of extra info added and dropped in the middle of sentences through parentheses really make you lose the plot of what we are even discussing. I am sure there is deeply valuable information in here for classroom behavior management but it is not very accessible. Ultimately it made me angry when reading it and that should not be how a behavior management text should make me feel.

[Skylar Hull · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seriously more like 2.5 ⭐️ and I feel that is too generous still. This was written like a science text book and it made it 20x more confusing than it needed to be. AND SERIOUSLY YOU NEED TO STOP USING PARENTHESES TO ADD EXTRA INFO EVERY OTHER TWO WORDS! It made the point impossible to get because there were wayyyyyy wayyyyy too many words and ideas being put forth in one sentence. It was so confusing when these topics do not need to be that difficult. Like come on. We can do better.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A perfectly fine introduction to PBS with lots of acronyms. Including PBS. :)

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Valuable resource for teachers!