Daily Behavior Report Cards—An Evidence-Based System of Assessment and Intervention

This book presents everything needed to design and implement daily behavior report cards (DRCs), a flexible and dynamic system for promoting positive student behaviors and overcoming barriers to learning. DRCs offer a way to reward K-12 students for achieving clearly defined goals while building school-home collaboration. Teachers can implement the authors' evidence-based approach in just minutes a day, and it is fully compatible with multi-tiered systems of support. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the book includes over a dozen reproducible forms. Purchasers get access to a companion Web page featuring printable copies of the reproducible materials plus additional useful tools for charting student progress.

This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series.

Robert J. Volpe, PhD, is Associate Professor in the School Psychology Program in the Bouve College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston. His research focuses on designing and evaluating academic and behavioral interventions for students with disruptive behavior disorders. He also is interested in behavioral assessment, particularly with regard to designing feasible systems for evaluating the effects of intervention. Dr. Volpe has authored or coauthored over 60 articles and book chapters, is on the editorial advisory boards of the Journal of Attention Disorders and the Journal of School Psychology, and is Associate Editor of School Psychology Review.

Gregory A. Fabiano, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. His research focuses on developing and evaluating effective assessments and interventions for children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder as well as related disruptive behavior disorders. Dr. Fabiano has authored or coauthored over 50 articles and book chapters. He was awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the nation’s highest honor for early-career investigators.