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Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 192-205, July 2026. <br/>Paraeducators play an important role supporting students who receive special education services under the guidance and direction of educational professionals. Although paraeducator guidelines articulate the importance for paraeducators to have knowledge ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 182-191, July 2026. <br/>The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is an evidence-based classroom management intervention shown to reduce disruptive classroom behavior in a variety of academic settings. In typical application, the GBG utilizes an interdependent group contingency, and the ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 218-228, July 2026. <br/>In this 5-year prospective study, we identified practice, school, and district variables predicting sustained implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), a widely implemented framework for improving social, emotional, ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Research on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) has been conducted extensively in the United States, but examining the implementation of PBIS in other countries is also essential. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports has been ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 206-217, July 2026. <br/>Multi-tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) is a framework for organizing and providing school-based support in various areas such as academics, behavior, social and emotional development, and mental health. A foundational aspect of MTSS is evaluation, ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 159-169, July 2026. <br/>Teachers of students with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual and developmental disability (ASD/IDD) report managing challenging behavior as one of the most difficult aspects of their work. Evidence-based practices (EBPs) in behavior management can ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Autistic adults who require significant support need an adapted living environment. In this study, we co-constructed, with the staff of a Canadian residential setting for autistic individuals, the PBIS-Residential setting for Autistic Adults (PBIS-RA) ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>This single-case design meta-analysis examined the effects of self-management (SM) strategies on academic engagement in autistic students. Prior meta-analyses reported positive outcomes but did not account for the nested structure of single-case designs. ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>School-based behavior analysts (SBBAs) are specially trained in the science of behavior, and their employment in school districts to support both students and other educators is growing. Despite behavior analysis being practiced in schools for over 60 ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Direct behavior ratings (DBR) refer to a family of assessments that educators use to measure behavioral change. To facilitate interpretations of changes in student behavior, it is beneficial to measure rates of change over pre-determined spans of time. ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 170-181, July 2026. <br/>Individuals with developmental disabilities sometimes lack functional skills such as asking for help. Sometimes these deficits can extend into the adult years. Although there is an abundance of research on teaching such skills to children, there is a ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) is a tiered framework that enhances the quality of learning conditions and delivers social–emotional–behavioral interventions. Positive behavior interventions and supports uses a cascade system delivery ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Behavioral parent training (BPT) interventions are an efficacious method to improve child disruptive behaviors and reduce parenting stress by teaching caregivers evidence-based techniques to address challenging behaviors across natural routines. Some ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Although the effectiveness of function-based interventions in meeting the behavioral support needs of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities has been explored extensively, the social validity of function-based interventions from the ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is implemented in schools across geographic locales. Some existing research has explored variables influencing the sustainability of PBIS, yet there is a need to further investigate sustainable PBIS ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Positive greetings at the door (PGD) is a proactive classroom management strategy designed to target classroom transitioning into learning or an instructional activity. Positive greetings at the door help students engage in academic behaviors and reduce ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>This cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted in Southern Finland investigates the effectiveness of a universal mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) in classrooms in improving emotional well-being and regulation among adolescents with ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Scale-up of evidence-based universal prevention programs for student behavior, such as School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS), is important for improving K-12 education outcomes. While much research exists on factors affecting ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>The purpose of this study was to expand the praise literature by examining K–12 teachers’ preferences for praise and whether their acceptability for praise as a behavior management tool declines as grade level increases. Teacher acceptability and ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized the body of research on behavioral interventions for improving group engagement. Fifty studies were included (n= 10 group designs;n= 40 single case designs [SCDs]). Most research on interventions to ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Although many studies have focused on increasing cooperation among children with autism, very little research exists on teaching children with autism to discriminate when they should and should not cooperate with an adult-delivered instruction. Refusing ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Age-appropriate use of social skills throughout a student’s K-12 career has been linked to a variety of favorable academic and behavioral outcomes. Delays in social skill development are often present in the secondary setting, especially among at-risk ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>This study explored discipline inequities for Latino/a/e students using the Vulnerable Decision Point (VDP) approach on a national scale, considering contextual differences across school levels and comparing patterns of disparities with those of non-...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>In 2017, Zirkel provided a comprehensive analysis of the judicial rulings related to Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs). Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Supreme Court’sEndrew F.decision reshaped the ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is an effective classroom management intervention that encourages teachers to implement strategies that increase academically engaged behaviors and decrease challenging behaviors. Although the GBG literature demonstrates ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Because research has shown that strong academic instruction also supports classroom behavior, this meta-analysis examined the empirical evidence supporting the use of instructional choice as a classroom management strategy. We aimed to describe the ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Cultural responsiveness (CR) is a core principle of behavioral interventions and supports (BIS), yet challenges exist in operationalizing and assessing this important construct. First, there is a lack of rigorously developed, reliable, and valid measures ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print. <br/>Researchers and practitioners have long utilized self-regulation interventions to address behavioral needs for students with and at-risk for disabilities; however, these interventions are often adult rather than student-directed. As such, students may ...