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McCready, L., & Soloway, G. (2010). Teachers' perceptions of challenging student behaviours in model inner city schools. Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 15(2), 111-123. doi:10.1080/13632752.2010.480883.

The study was completed in inner city Toronto and looked at behaviors of students in four schools. The study was completed over a two year time period. The author looked at student’s behaviors and how the fifty teachers address those behaviors.

Miles, S., & Stipek, D. (2006). Contemporaneous and Longitudinal Associations Between Social Behavior and Literacy Achievement in a Sample of Low-Income Elementary School Children. Child Development, 77(1), 103-117. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00859.x.

This was a study of the connection between literacy achievement and aggressive behaviors in a sample of low income students. The path analyses revealed that poor literacy achievement was an indicator of aggressive behavior in later years.

Leflot, G., Lier, P., Onghena, P., & Colpin, H. (2010). The Role of Teacher Behavior Management in the Development of Disruptive Behaviors: An Intervention Study with the Good Behavior Game. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38(6), 869-882. doi:10.1007/s10802-010-9411-4.

This study was how students on task behaviors increased when teachers used positive remarks to correct behavior. Students that were corrected using a negative remark were more likely to be off task.

Downing, J., Keating, T., & Bennett, C. (2005). Effective Reinforcement Techniques in Elementary Physical Education: The Key to Behavior Management. Physical Educator, 62(3), 114-122. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.

The purpose of the study was to find ways to enforce positive behaviors while stopping negative behaviors in physical education class. While the study was for physical education the same techniques can be used in all classes. The study showed that reinforcement strategies were more effective than punishing strategies.