Classroom management, instruction and school-based behavior support.
Education and Treatment of Children· Oct 16, 2026 Open access
An Initial Investigation of the Implementation, Effects, and Social Validity of a Mathematics Vocabulary Intervention
Kristen R. Rolf, Kaitlin Bundock, Timothy A. Slocum, Patrick Wieszciecinski
What it found: Among 30 students ages 11–14 with learning disabilities or difficulties, those receiving explicit, systematic mathematics vocabulary instruction scored significantly higher on a vocabulary posttest than controls, and teachers implemented the intervention with acceptable fidelity and rated it acceptable and easy to use.
Why it matters: Explicit, systematic instruction may help staff teach mathematics vocabulary to students needing intensive support while offering an approach teachers find practical to implement.
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Perspectives on Behavior Science· Oct 15, 2026 Open access
Pavlovian Approaches to Preventing Impulsive Choice: Envisioning an Ideal School-Based Prevention Program
Gregory J. Madden, Katherine Garland, Juan Molano-Gallardo, Alexey Bukreyev, Saba Mahmoudi, Richard Colombo
What it found: This review found preliminary evidence that Pavlovian conditioning reduced impulsive choice in rats and that classroom-conditioned cues reduced children's challenging behavior during waiting and increased willingness to work for larger rewards.
Why it matters: Conditioned cues may offer a low-effort classroom strategy for supporting waiting and choices of larger rewards, but lasting, generalizable prevention effects remain unestablished.
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Behavior Analysis in Practice· Sep 10, 2026 Open access
Take a Seat: The Impact of Classroom Seating Arrangements on Student Performance
Audrey N. Hoffmann, Andrea Q. Hoang, Mikayla Camacho, P. Raymond Joslyn, Emma Preston, Daria G. Fuell
What it found: The study compared rows, groups, and semicircles for four elementary students and found that students could differ in disruption and on-task behavior within the same seating arrangement.
Why it matters: Staff can use individual behavior and academic data alongside teacher feedback to choose seating arrangements rather than assume one layout works best for everyone.
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Practitioner Views of What Works Clearinghouse Standards: Board Certified Behavior Analysts’ Level of Agreement with What Works Clearinghouse Standards
Lucy Barnard-Brak, David M. Richman, Adam Brewer, Laci Watkins
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Relational Frame Theory–Informed, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy–Integrated Classroom Psychoeducation for Adolescent Test Anxiety: A Preliminary Quasi-Experimental Evaluation
Burak Akyıldız, Şahin Kesici, Mehmet Ak
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Education and Treatment of Children· Aug 7, 2026 Open access
Circle Around and Meet at the Top: Teaching Children Number Writing Using a Modeling and Vocal Rehearsal Strategy
Corina L. Coulter, Miguel E. Ampuero
What it found: Using a concurrent multiple baseline design, researchers found that modeling and vocal rehearsal within explicit instruction established correct number writing across children with absent or impaired number writing skills.
Why it matters: Staff teaching foundational number writing may consider combining modeling with vocal rehearsal as part of structured instruction.
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