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First Published:
July 7, 2025

Tier 1 Student Reinforcement Systems

Acknowledging students’ social, emotional, and behavioral skills is a key PBIS practice. Though the Center on PBIS (2021) emphasizes the role of educators in establishing positive connections with students and delivering specific praise to acknowledge students’ skills, many schools adopt a more formal student reinforcement system. The purpose of this brief is to provide several conceptual reasons for using reinforcement strategies with students. 
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Keywords:
Behavior
Implementation
PBIS Foundations
Tier 1
Suggested Citation:
Bottini, S., Pierce, A., Maki, E., St. Joseph, S. & Putnam, R. (2025). Tier I Student Reinforcement Systems. Center on PBIS, University of Oregon. www.pbis.org.

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