Tootling: A Classwide Peer-Mediated Intervention for Decreasing Antisocial and Disruptive Behavior and Enhancing Prosocial Behaviors and Academic Engagement.

The article focuses on the classroom management intervention called Tootling, a peer-mediated strategy designed to increase prosocial behaviors by having students report classmates’ positive actions, known as student-helping-student (S-H-S) behaviors. Unlike traditional response-cost systems that punish disruptive behaviors, Tootling emphasizes positive peer reporting combined with interdependent group-oriented rewards, where the entire class earns a reward when a collective criterion of prosocial reports is met. The intervention involves selecting target prosocial behaviors, teaching students how to recognize and report them, establishing group reward criteria, and implementing peer-reporting procedures, with flexibility for modifications to maintain motivation and address diverse classroom needs. Research cited indicates that Tootling can reduce disruptive and aggressive behaviors, enhance social skills, and improve classroom climate across various grade levels and student populations, including those with disabilities.