The purpose of this study is to explore how positive behavior support implemented in an integrated preschool classroom setting influences children with developmental delays, displaying maladaptive behaviors such as, self-injury, aggression, tantrums a...
The purpose of this study is to explore how positive behavior support implemented in an integrated preschool classroom setting influences children with developmental delays, displaying maladaptive behaviors such as, self-injury, aggression, tantrums and excessively repetitive or irritating behaviors.
The subjects for this study consist of 3 children with developmental delays enrolled in an integrated preschool, in S public kindergarten, city P. These 3 students were selected through Eyberg Children Behavior Test.
Interviews using Dunlap and Kerns Motivation Assessment Scale and behavior analysis sheets, as assessment tools, were used in this study to evaluate the childrens maladaptive behaviors. Based on the results of these analyses, a suitable intervention was formulated and the researcher created a plan for proper positive behavior support implementation. In order to explore the positive behavior supports effect, the experiment was conducted in 3 stages; baseline, intervention, and follow-up, using a multiple-baseline design across subjects. The experiment was only conducted during periods of free play, where the childrens maladaptive behaviors were expressed naturally, making it simple to implement positive behavior support.
In conclusion, the results of this study indicate a rate of change with regards to maladaptive behaviors through positive behavior support. All subjects demonstrated a dramatic decrease in their problem behaviors, which render interactions with typically developing children difficult in an integrated preschool classroom, when positive behavior support was implemented.