Review the Week 3 assignment, “Functional Behavioral Assessment Short Paper,” in which you outlined three challenging behaviors (and a possible function for each behavior) commonly observed in young children. Then, explore the purpose and process of behavior management in a paper in which you:

• Describe the purpose of behavior management in early childhood education settings, including why it is important to think proactively. Integrate the specific challenging behaviors to be detailed in this paper.
• Discuss three strategies teachers may use to determine the functions of challenging behaviors.
• Design an individual support plan for each of the challenging behaviors which includes:
  • the possible functions of the behavior
  • specific positive behavior supports
  • replacement behaviors
• Summarize the role of the teacher in designing and implementing a classroom behavior plan.

Writing the Final Paper