Decreasing tardiness in elementary school students using teacher-written praise notes

Intervention in School and Clinic

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-112

  Caldarella, Paul ^a   Christensen, Lynnette ^a   Young, Kenneth Richard ^a   Densley, Colleen ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Provo City School District   (United States)

Author keywords

elementary school; positive behavior support; tardiness; teacher written praise notes

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053593198     PISSN: 10534512     EISSN: 15384810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1053451211414186     Document Type: Article

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