{"title":"A Synthesis of the Effects of the Color Wheel System on Classroom Behaviors","authors":"K. Aspiranti, Sara E Ebner","doi":"10.1080/15377903.2023.2182858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2023.2182858","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Teachers spend a significant amount of time redirecting students, addressing problem behaviors, and transitioning the class, leading to less instructional time. The Color Wheel System (CWS) is a classroom behavioral management intervention that uses clear, specific rules for different activities. It can be implemented in a variety of classrooms and modified to meet the needs of the teacher (e.g. additional rule sets, reinforcements, using animals instead of colors to differentiate between rule sets). This literature synthesis and meta-analysis evaluated the overall effectiveness of the CWS. Thirteen studies using single-case design methodologies within 12 articles with a total of 261 participants were included in the analysis. Results indicated an overall moderate treatment effect, Tau-U = 0.88 (CI = [0.78, 1.35]) on student behaviors with individual study effects ranging from 0.61 to 1.00. There were no variables that significantly moderated the effects of the CWS on student behavior. Discussion focuses on implications for researchers and educators.","PeriodicalId":46345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied School Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47581412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lyndsay N. Jenkins, J. Kinney, Sonya Kaminski, J. Howell
{"title":"Innovations in University-School Partnerships to Provide Mental Health Services","authors":"Lyndsay N. Jenkins, J. Kinney, Sonya Kaminski, J. Howell","doi":"10.1080/15377903.2023.2182859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2023.2182859","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A considerable number of children and adolescents suffer from mental health difficulties, yet a much smaller percentage of these students receive mental health services. Given the amount of time that youth spend at school, being able to offer mental health services at school is a logical solution. In this paper we present an innovative idea for increasing mental health services in schools through partnering with behavioral health training programs, such as social work, counseling, and psychology. The mutually beneficial nature of these partnerships is described and a framework for deciding what services are needed is offered. The article ends with a detailed analysis of logistical challenges and decisions regarding identifying potential clients, supervision, curriculum, scheduling, funding, confidentiality and records, competence, and consent.","PeriodicalId":46345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied School Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46264893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jill H Bohnenkamp, Chandni Patel, Elizabeth Connors, Shawn Orenstein, Sabrina Ereshefsky, Nancy Lever, Sharon Hoover
{"title":"Evaluating Strategies to Promote Effective, Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration in School Mental Health.","authors":"Jill H Bohnenkamp, Chandni Patel, Elizabeth Connors, Shawn Orenstein, Sabrina Ereshefsky, Nancy Lever, Sharon Hoover","doi":"10.1080/15377903.2022.2077875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2022.2077875","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Multidisciplinary teams of school- and community-employed mental health, health, and educational staff work together in schools to offer a full continuum of mental health promotion, prevention, early intervention, and treatment services and supports. Intentional teaming structures and practices are essential to ensure teams deliver effective, coordinated services and supports. The current study investigated the extent to which continuous quality improvement strategies improved school mental health team performance during a 15-month national learning collaborative for 24 school district teams. All teams significantly improved their average teaming performance from baseline to the end of the collaborative (<i>t</i>(20) = -5.20, <i>p</i> < .001). Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles allowed teams to rapidly evaluate specific quality improvement changes to improve their performance. Teams with the most improvement focused on increasing multidisciplinary team membership, avoiding duplication and promoting efficiency, and connecting to community mental health providers/resources.</p>","PeriodicalId":46345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied School Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10195065/pdf/nihms-1840640.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9491082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gender Differences in Defending Behavior among Elementary School Students Trained in a Bullying Bystander Program: Is Self-Esteem a Moderator?","authors":"D. Doumas, Aida Midgett, Matt Peck","doi":"10.1080/15377903.2022.2152917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2022.2152917","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study evaluated the relationship among use defending behaviors, gender, and self-esteem among students trained in a brief, bystander bullying intervention (N = 93). Students were taught four specific strategies to use to defend targets of bullying. We used hierarchical regression analyses to test a moderator model in which we hypothesized females would report using defending behaviors more frequently than males post-training and that baseline self-esteem would moderate this relationship. Findings partially supported our hypotheses. Specifically, for “Turning it Over” (i.e., reporting bullying to an adult) and “Coaching Compassion” (i.e., gently confronting the perpetrator to communicate their behavior is not acceptable), the gender x self-esteem interaction was significant, suggesting that females with high self-esteem were most likely to use these defending behaviors post-training. In contrast, for “Stealing the Show” (i.e., using their sense of humor to distract the peer audience’s attention away from the target), high self-esteem was positively associated with frequency of using this defending behavior for both males and females. For “Accompanying Others” (i.e., reaching out to the target to offer support), females used this strategy more frequently than males, and self-esteem was not a significant moderator. Findings highlight the importance of gender and self-esteem as significant factors that influence whether or not bystanders defend targets of bullying post-training. Implications for bystander training in school-based bullying prevention programs are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied School Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48497192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Jigsaw Method: Reviving a Powerful Positive Intervention","authors":"Amanda J. Nalls, Garry Wickerd","doi":"10.1080/15377903.2022.2124570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2022.2124570","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Schools in the United States are becoming more diverse with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, but many minority students experience disconnection from school for a variety of reasons. Longstanding research on the jigsaw method suggests that it has been an effective intervention for increasing interdependence among students and fostering prosocial behaviors that would increase social connection. More recent research on the jigsaw method has focused on its strong effects on academic learning and has largely overshadowed its original purpose to improve social interactions and increase inclusion. This paper is an attempt to revive the jigsaw method as an effective intervention to increase prosocial behavior while at the same time improving academic performance. Practical implementation information, including an implementation checklist, is offered for teachers and school-based mental health professionals looking to implement the intervention in classroom settings.","PeriodicalId":46345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied School Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44981719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
June L. Preast, Crystal N. Taylor, Kristy L. Brann, Lisa N. Aguilar, Stephen P. Kilgus, M. Burns
{"title":"Differentiating Academic Behaviors from Academic Skills to Inform Interventions","authors":"June L. Preast, Crystal N. Taylor, Kristy L. Brann, Lisa N. Aguilar, Stephen P. Kilgus, M. Burns","doi":"10.1080/15377903.2022.2124571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2022.2124571","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine (a) the effect of a reading intervention based on reading need compared to a mismatched behavior intervention and (b) the effect of an academic behavior intervention based on behavior need in comparison to a mismatched reading intervention. Six students took part in the multiple baseline study. Half of the students were selected based on their reading screening scores (CBM-R), and half were selected based on their behavior screening scores (SAEBRS). Interventions were provided in a contraindicated fashion. Providing mismatched intervention did not lead to improvements, but the matched interventions increased positive outcomes. Results indicate that additional brief problem analysis is warranted when planning interventions. Limitations and suggestions for future research are provided.","PeriodicalId":46345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied School Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48491522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: A Pilot Study of Teacher Interpretation and Application of Graphed Behavioral Data","authors":"Colleen P. Belmonte-Mulhall, Judith R. Harrison","doi":"10.1080/15377903.2022.2113945","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2022.2113945","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Students with or at-risk of High Incidence Disabilities (HID) experience negative short and long-term outcomes. To intervene, many schools have elected to implement evidence-based practices within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), such as Response to Intervention (RTI). MTSS target the academic and behavioral progress of students deemed ‘at risk’ for HID with increasingly intensive interventions. School psychologists often lead the MTSS process by providing consultation and coaching teachers on the front lines who are responsible for collecting and interpreting behavioral data. However, limited research has explored teacher ability, confidence, and perceived usefulness to engage in this role. As such, the purpose of this study was to explore pre-service and in-service teachers’ ability, confidence, willingness, and perceived usefulness to interpret and apply behavioral data before and after a brief behavior analytic training and the factors that influenced each outcome. One hundred and one participants completed a survey, and 24 participants attended the training. Results indicated that, prior to training, teachers were somewhat able to find relevant information for decision making in the graphed data but were challenged to interpret the effects of intervention or make decisions based on the data. After training, teacher ability increased in all aspects related to using data for decision making with the exception of data application. In addition, teacher confidence and willingness to interpret and apply graphed behavioral data increased. These data suggest the benefits of a brief training that could be implemented by school psychologists to increase teacher data use and application.","PeriodicalId":46345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied School Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46010875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Incremental Rehearsal on Sight Word and Letter Acquisition among Students with Autism and Cognitive Impairment","authors":"C. Finn, S. Ardoin, K. Ayres","doi":"10.1080/15377903.2022.2113946","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2022.2113946","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Incremental rehearsal (IR) is a flashcard intervention that involves the interspersal of previously mastered targets and immediate error correction. Previous research indicates IR is an effective intervention for teaching discrete skills. Much of existing research, however, was conducted with typically developing students. The current study aimed to extend the literature by being the first to implement IR with students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and an intellectual disability receiving instruction in a self-contained special-education setting. A multiple probe design across sets of stimuli was used to evaluate the effectiveness of IR on sight word and letter acquisition among three early elementary students with autism and cognitive impairment. Results indicated that IR was effective for all participants. Further, the results provided evidence that IR can be used with known stimuli from a stimulus class other than the stimulus class from which unknown stimuli are being drawn. Future research should compare IR to other flashcard interventions regularly employed with this student population. PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The present study suggests that IR is an effective intervention for teaching sight words to students with developmental disabilities.","PeriodicalId":46345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied School Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45055785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Mothers’ Parenting Sense of Competence and Child Gender on Academic Readiness in Preschool Children with Symptoms of ADHD","authors":"O. Bucsea, Stacey Kosmerly, Maria A. Rogers","doi":"10.1080/15377903.2021.2012862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2021.2012862","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Children with early symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are at risk for poor academic outcomes, but it is unclear how parents mitigate this risk prior to school entry for preschool-aged boys and girls. The current study examined the impact of child gender and mothers’ parenting sense of competence on the relationship between children’s difficulties with inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity and their academic readiness. One hundred and nine families of preschool-aged children were recruited from the community. Mothers reported on their sense of parenting competence and on their child’s levels of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Children participated in a standardized clinical measure of academic readiness. Moderated moderation analyses revealed that mothers’ parenting sense of competence significantly moderated the impact of hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms on boys’ academic readiness, but not girls’. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for parenting interventions that target academic readiness in children exhibiting early signs of inattention, hyperactivity, and difficulties with impulse control, particularly young boys showing symptoms of hyperactivity/impulsivity.","PeriodicalId":46345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied School Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47952805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashlee R. Lundberg, Shawna Petersen‐Brown, D. Houlihan, Carlos J. Panahon, Dana L. Wagner
{"title":"Applying Peer Tutoring to Spelling with Elementary-Aged Students","authors":"Ashlee R. Lundberg, Shawna Petersen‐Brown, D. Houlihan, Carlos J. Panahon, Dana L. Wagner","doi":"10.1080/15377903.2022.2052218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2022.2052218","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Peer tutoring methods were implemented in a 2nd grade classroom using an alternating treatments design with a baseline. In the baseline phase, 18 participants spelled words they had not yet learned. During the treatment phase, teacher-led spelling instruction was alternated each week with peer tutoring for spelling. Peer tutoring for spelling was applied through two activities targeting accuracy and fluency. Both teacher-led instruction and peer tutoring for spelling resulted in greater improvement from the weekly pretest to posttest in both words spelled correctly and correct letter sequences than baseline. Peer tutoring for spelling led to greater improvements in performance and was more acceptable to students. This study expanded on the limited literature on evidence-based practices for spelling instruction and supports previous findings that explicit spelling instruction yields greater spelling performance than no spelling instruction.","PeriodicalId":46345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied School Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41907005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}