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CW-FIT: Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams to Encourage Students to Demonstrate Appropriate Behavioral Skills and Create a Positive Learning Environment

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Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 6th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade

About the Intervention

CW-FIT is a program that targets student behavior, particularly disruptive and off-task behavior, by teaching and reinforcing social skills through a game-like intervention. The program involves teachers selecting target skills, such as following directions and ignoring inappropriate peer behavior, and using short, scripted lessons to teach these skills to students. Students are then divided into teams and earn points for demonstrating the target skills, with winning teams receiving rewards. CW-FIT can be implemented during whole-class instruction or while students are working independently or in small groups.

Statistical Findings

Positive effect on student behavior

Positive effect on teacher practice

More Intervention Details

Focus Areas

Social-Emotional Learning, Economically Disadvantaged, Disciplinary Infractions

Programs & Services

General Education

Delivery Methods

Face-to-Face

Disability Support

N/A

Target Groups

Student(s), Teachers/Instructional Teams

Source

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2023). Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT). Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/1370.

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