The use of jogging programs to improve the classroom behaviors of behaviorally disordered students has received some attention in the literature. The present study investigated the effects of a jogging program on target behaviors exhibited by six elementary-aged behaviorally disordered students in a resource room setting. The dependent measure was direct observation of two target behaviors — talking-out and out-of-seat behaviors. The data indicate a decrease in the occurrence of both behaviors following jogging for five of the six students. The results of this investigation suggest that a jogging program can be a positive addition to an educational program for behaviorally disordered students.
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