This page will includes a variety of information helpful for teachers of students with emotional or behavioral disorders, and particularly beginning teachers. We will try to include a general summary of the research behind interventions commonly used by teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders, and actual "teacher friendly" examples submitted by master teachers in the field.

Prevention (.PDF format - 90Kb)
1. Visual Reminders
Visual of organized desk(Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
Visual reminder of bus behavior (Lee) Word Format / .PDF Format
Visual reminder of target skills (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
2. Calming Strategies
Break or calm down sheet (Lee) Word Format / .PDF Format
Break pass (Lee) Word Format / .PDF Format
3. Schedules
Example "self-contained" schedule (Otten & Tuttle) Word Format / .PDF Format
4. Transition Helpers
Transition warning slips (Lee) Word Format / .PDF Format

Point and Level Systems (.PDF format - 55Kb)
1. Elementary
SBSP (Otten & Tuttle) HTML page
Mathes & Bichsel
Level privileges (Mathes) Word Format / .PDF Format
Level system 5 day monitoring (Mathes) Word Format / .PDF Format
Level system (Mathes) Word Format / .PDF Format
Leveled self-monitoring cards (Mathes) Word Format / .PDF Format
Parent letter (Mathes) Word Format / .PDF Format
Purple for posting (Mathes) Word Format / .PDF Format
2. Secondary
Otten
Secondary level system (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
Secondary target behavior sheet (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format

Positive Reinforcement (.PDF format - 64Kb)
1. Contingency Contracts
Example contact (Tuttle & Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
2. If-Then
Blank first-then (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
Blank if-then (Lee) Word Format / .PDF Format
First-then with reward choices (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
Wear glasses (Lee) Word Format / .PDF Format
3. Punch Cards
Homework punch card (Tuttle & Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
4. Puzzles
Ice cream party (Tuttle & Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
5. Reinforcement Surveys
Visual reinforcement survey (Keyhill) Word Format / .PDF Format
6. Reward Choice Boards
Blank reward choice board (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
Daily-long term reward choice board (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
Example reward choice board (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
7. Target Behavior Sheets
Basic TBS (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
Behavior Sheet-Blank (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
Interrmitant praise tracker (Saunders) Word Format / .PDF Format
TBS-Multiple reward daily (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
Visual TBS (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
Visual turn around points (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
8. Token Systems
I can be a good worker (Lee) Word Format / .PDF Format
I can pay attention and listen (Lee) Word Format / .PDF Format

Logical Consequences (.PDF format - 56Kb)
1. Consequence Maps
Blank consequence map (Lee) Word Format / .PDF Format
Blank what will happen if (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
Getting work done at school (Otten) Word Format / .PDF Format
2. Red Schedule
Red schedule social story (Watson) Word Format / .PDF Format
3. Think Sheets
Visual think sheet (Lee) Word Format / .PDF Format

Your Contributions & Ideas are Invited!
Do you have some ideas about resources for beginning teachers of EBD students?
Are there materials you think are so good that others should know about them?
What are your favorite books, activities, teaching materials, social skills curriculum, etc.?
Where do you turn to for ideas on behavior management? Can you share your sources?

You are invited to contribute any ideas you may have on how to develop this section of our website. Just e-mail your suggestion or idea to: beginningteacher@mdlbd.org