Solve serious behaviour challenges in K - 8 classrooms with this easy-to-use book, the first practical guide to the research-proven Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) model. Developed by some of the most respected authorities on positive behaviour support, this innovative model gives school-based teams a five-step plan for reducing problems unresolved by typical behaviour management strategies. With this thorough blueprint for PTR, education professionals will learn how to prevent behaviour problems by adjusting the curriculum and environment, teach proactive communication skills, and reinforce prosocial behaviour and academic achievement. This highly successful model is: proven effective by research and field testing in real classrooms; detailed and explicit; consistent with the popular positive behaviour support approach; easily adaptable to the needs and goals of each individual student; and effective for a wide variety of students. On the included CD-ROM are all the printable forms and tools needed to implement PTR, such as Behavior Support Plan templates and a Functional Behavioral Assessment. With this comprehensive model, education professionals will resolve even the toughest classroom behaviour challenges, and remove a significant barrier to effective teaching and student achievement.