Adding Function-Based Behavioral Support to First Step to Success
- 1 July 2008
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
- Vol. 11 (1), 22-34
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1098300708319125
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of adding individualized, function-based support to the well-documented early intervention First Step to Success. A single-subject multiple-baseline design was applied across three K—1 students who did not respond to standard First Step to Success procedures. A functional behavioral assessment and individualized function-based support plan were added to the First Step protocol. The multiple-baseline analysis documented an effect between adding individualized, function-based supports to the standard First Step program and both (a) a decrease in problem behavior and (b) an increase in academic engagement. Implications of the results are provided for the design of school-based behavior support, implementation of First Step to Success, and applications of manualized interventions.Keywords
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