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PBIS & RTI

Social Thinking strategies and lessons provide a foundation for teaching Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Response to Intervention (RTI) by addressing social self-awareness, self-regulation and perspective taking.

Most schools using PBIS and RTI to promote a climate of compassion and respect have adopted lessons within the Social Thinking Methodology for all students, both in general education and special education classrooms.

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Here are a few research-based organizations as it relates to PBIS & RTI. We continue to learn, modify, expand, and generate new articles as it pertains to PBIS & RTI. The list below is not meant to be exhaustive by any means, but rather a resource for you!

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), the Technical Assistance Center on PBIS supports schools, districts, and states to build systems capacity for implementing a multi-tiered approach to social, emotional and behavior support. The broad purpose of PBIS is to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of schools and other agencies. PBIS improves social, emotional and academic outcomes for all students, including students with disabilities and students from underrepresented groups.

RTI Action Network

Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs. The RTI process begins with high-quality instruction and universal screening of all children in the general education classroom. Struggling learners are provided with interventions at increasing levels of intensity to accelerate their rate of learning. These services may be provided by a variety of personnel, including general education teachers, special educators, and specialists. Progress is closely monitored to assess both the learning rate and level of performance of individual students. Educational decisions about the intensity and duration of interventions are based on individual student response to instruction. RTI is designed for use when making decisions in both general education and special education, creating a well-integrated system of instruction and intervention guided by child outcome data.

We Thinkers! Vol. 1

We Thinkers Volume 1 Deluxe Package

We Thinkers! Vol. 1

The We Thinkers! series helps children build foundational social competencies and essential life skills through stories, lessons, and play activities. The teachings help kids better understand themselves and others, develop self-awareness, perspective taking, social problem solving, and supports students’ social-emotional learning, relationship building, classroom learning, and academic performance.

We Thinkers! Vol. 2

We Thinkers Volume 2 Deluxe Package

We Thinkers! Vol. 2

We Thinkers! Volume 2 Social Problem Solvers provides the structure, curriculum, storybooks, and support materials to teach executive functioning and social problem solving while building on the core social concepts and Social Thinking Vocabulary introduced in .

You are a Social Detective!

You Are a Social Detective 2nd Edition Storybook

You are a Social Detective!

Help kids become social detectives who hunt for clues, using their ears, eyes, and brains to make smart guesses about what’s happening, what’s expected, and how others think and feel. This popular book encourages wide-ranging curiosity in students to boost social-emotional learning.

Superflex Curriculum Package

Superflex: A Superhero Social Thinking Curriculum Package

Superflex Curriculum Package

Social Behavior Mapping Poster

Social Behavior Map Template Poster - Dry Erase Surface

Social Behavior Mapping Poster

Foster social-awareness and self-regulation throughout the day! Use the Social Behavior Mapping framework to help individuals figure out the hidden social rules of a situation based on what is happening and the people present, and explore how the Social-Emotional Chain Reaction is unfolding.

Should I? or Shouldn't I? Elementary Edition

Should I or Shouldn't I Elementary Edition 2022

Should I? or Shouldn't I? Elementary Edition

Motivate students to explore social expectations and consider the perspective of others in this wildly popular card game. Great for fostering productive discussions as peers share their social expectations for each other and learn the impact of the choices they make. Educators, clinicians, and parents learn which social concepts need further emphasis, and students develop their understanding of how others think and feel.

Should I? or Shouldn’t I? What Would Others Think? Revised Edition for Teens

Should I? or Shouldn’t I? What Would Others Think?: Revised Edition: Teen Edition

Should I? or Shouldn’t I? What Would Others Think? Revised Edition for Teens

Motivate students to explore social expectations and consider the perspective of others in this wildly popular card game. Educators, clinicians, and parents learn which social concepts need further emphasis, and students learn the impact of the choices they make. Great for enabling productive discussions as it helps players understand how others think and feel. Leads to greater self-awareness and builds upon social competencies as peers talk to each other about their shared social expectations!

Social Fortune or Social Fate: A Social Thinking Manga-Style Map for Social Quest Seekers

Award Winning Social Fortune or Social Fate

Social Fortune or Social Fate: A Social Thinking Manga-Style Map for Social Quest Seekers

Social Behavior Mapping meets manga to appeal to tweens and teens! Based on their social choices, the destinies of three relatable characters unfold in graphic-novel style. Cleverly organized to show how social decision making can lead to social fortune or an undesirable social fate. Vividly displays how a situation can change quickly based on how someone reacts—and how those behaviors impact others’ thoughts and feelings.

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