Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT)

Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) is a classroom management strategy for elementary school students that incorporates social skills instruction, group contingencies, praise, points, and group rewards. Teachers explicitly teach social skills (such as 'Follow directions the first time,' 'Get the teacher's attention correctly,' and 'Ignore inappropriate behavior') through repetition, role-plays, and discussions, with posters displayed in the classroom. The class is organized into teams, and during regular instruction, the teacher praises and awards points to groups exhibiting the social skills. A timer beeps every 3-5 minutes to prompt the teacher to award points. At the end of the lesson, groups that exceed a predetermined point goal receive simple rewards (tangible like stickers or nontangible like games). The teacher attended a 1-hour training session that included explanation of rationale, video clips, and practice opportunities, with ongoing support from research staff during initial implementation.