Aaron Thompson

In this study, the research team will test whether the Self-Monitoring Training and Regulation Strategy (STARS) intervention can improve behavior, social emotional learning skills, and academic performance for fifth grade students who engage in disruptive or otherwise challenging classroom behaviors. Up to 20% of elementary school students engage in behavior that is disruptive to learning for themselves and their classmates. STARS is a Tier 2 targeted intervention for students who need extra...

Ineffective classroom behavior management practices interfere with instruction, child development, and academic achievement. Many teachers are not adequately trained to deal with behavior problems in the classroom, leading to many early career teachers leaving the field. The purpose of this project is to conduct an efficacy study of the Classroom Check-up (CCU), a web-based teacher training and coaching program to promote effective teacher classroom management skills with early career teache...

Developmental Adaptation of a Self-monitoring Training Program for Middle School Students

The goals of this project were to: validate the Early Identification System (EIS) currently in use by the BCSMHC, a universal assessment system designed to summarize county, district, school, grade, and individual student level social, behavioral, emotional, and academic risk factors