"The Use of Reading and Behavior Screening Measures to Predict Nonresponse to School-Wide Positive Behavior Support: A Longitudinal Analysis" Synopsis

Author: RMC Research Corporation
Publisher: Center on Instruction
Publication Date: 2008
Full text available online at: http://www.centeroninstruction.org/files/Synopsis%20Reading%20&%20Behavior.pdf

Abstract (written by WestEd)

This Center on Instruction article is a synopsis of an article that appeared in School Psychological Review. The authors’ hypothesis of a link between reading and behavior difficulties was borne out by reading scores in grades 2 and 4; also, reading scores were predictive of behavior problems in grade 5. The authors explain the link by postulating two detrimental cycles. Deficits in academic performance and progress can engender “acting out” behavior, which leads to a student’s removal from the classroom and loss of learning time, which in turn leads to greater academic deficits. For other students, social skill problems can lead to or exacerbate academic difficulties. The authors prescribe the following solutions:

  • Screening and providing early reading intervention to remedy skill deficits
  • Screening for behavior problems and providing effective early intervention
  • Evaluating and changing the ways in which educators provide “escapes from instructional demands” as a possible reinforcement for students with behavior problems
  • Integrating intervention efforts through a single system that can monitor progress in both areas and respond accordingly with intervention as needed



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