Teacher implementation of precorrection and praise statements in Head Start classrooms as a component of a program-wide system of positive behavior support

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 280-290

  Stormont, Melissa Ann ^a   Smith, Sandra Covington ^a   Lewis, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk; Behavioral supports; Head start; Interventions; Preschool; Program wide PBS

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548237541     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-007-9040-3     Document Type: Article

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