Challenging behavior exhibited by young children is becoming recognized as a serious
impediment to social–emotional development and a harbinger of severe maladjustment in …

Young children (birth to age 5) are more likely to be expelled or suspended than school-
aged children, but we know comparatively little about the precursors to and prevention of …

We conducted a potential efficacy trial examining the effects of classroom-wide
implementation of the Pyramid Model for Promoting Young Children's Social-Emotional …

Whereas the inclusion of children with special needs in regular classrooms has gained
increasing advocacy, teachers' attitudes vary. Previous studies examining teacher attitudes …

Research over the past few decades has highlighted the importance of social and emotional
competence in preschool children on later academic, social, and psychological outcomes …

Over the last several years, there has been an increased focus on school readiness and
supporting children during the preschool years to learn the skills they need to be successful …

Abstract Response to Intervention (RtI) is a systematic decision-making process that has
gained widespread popularity as a problem-solving framework for organizing hierarchies of …

Growing evidence suggests the importance of practitioners implementing promotion,
prevention, and intervention practices to foster children's social-emotional competence and …

There is increasing concern over the number of young children who exhibit challenging
behaviors in early childhood settings. Comprehensive prevention models are needed to …

An early manifestation of atypical social-emotional development is the occurrence of
challenging behaviors. While some challenging behaviors dissipate during and following …