Not just Praise

Praise is an important component of a teacher’s instructional package. It can have favorable outcomes on behavior. Praise, a low intensive, easy to implement strategy is often implemented to support individuals with severe disabilities. But, praise provided to teachers is in preliminary stages with no negative or non-therapeutic side effects. Praise is not the only component used in a class-wide or individualized behavior plan, comprehensive approaches may be necessary to improve behavior across contexts (Moore et al., 2019)

References:

Moore, T.C., Maggin, D.M., Lang, L.E. (2018) Evidence for teacher praise to improve student's’ classroom behavior. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. 21 (1). 3-18