Project Details
Evidence-based Intervention for Severe Behavior Problems:The Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) Model
Description
The evaluation, Evidence-based Intervention for Severe Behavior Problems: The Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) Model, is being funded through the US Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES). IES provides leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts, including institutions of higher education and other non-profit organizations to support research, demonstrations, technical assistance and dissemination.
Two hundred students from kindergarten through eighth grade will be selected from three Florida and two Colorado Public School systems and will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or the wait-list comparison group. PTR teams will be developed for each intervention student and will include the child's teacher, a special educator or paraprofessional if the child receives part-time services in special education, and a university project behavior consultant. The project consultant will facilitate the team through the five-step PTR process resulting in a multi-component behavior support plan. The outcomes of students receiving the intervention will be compared to students receiving business as usual.