Recommended Publications

First Step Starter Kit (ISBN: 1-57035-127-9)
The First Step Starter Kit contains everything you need to implement the First Step to Success program, including the homeBase component. It can be ordered from Sopris West.
ISBN: 1-57035-127-9
Product Code: W98FIRST
Research Information

Programs

Walker, H., Stiller, B., Golly, A., Kavanagh, K., Severson, H., & Feil, E. (1997). First Step to Success: Helping young children overcome antisocial behavior (an early intervention program for grades K-3). Longmont, CO: Sopris West.

Walker, H., Golly, A., Stiller, B., Kavanagh, K., Severson, H., & Feil, E. (2001). First Step to Success: Pre-School Edition (an early intervention program for pre-school children ages 3-5). Longmont, CO: Sopris West.

Journal Articles

Golly, A., Sprague, J., Walker, H., Beard, K., & Gorham, G. (2000). The First Step to Success Program: An Analysis of Outcomes with Identical Twins Across Multiple Baselines. Behavioral Disorders, 25(3), 170-182.

Golly, A., Stiller, B., & Walker, H. M. (1998). First Step to Success: Replication and Social Validation of an Early Intervention Program. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 6(4), 243-250.

Walker, H., Stiller, B., & Golly, A. (1998). First Step to Success: A collaborative Home-School Intervention for Preventing Antisocial Behavior at the Point of School Entry. Young Exceptional Children, 1(2), 2-6.

Walker, H. M. (1998). First Steps to Prevent Antisocial Behavior. Teaching Exceptional Children, 30(4), 16-19.

Walker, H. M., Kavanagh, K., Stiller, B., Golly, A., Severson, H. H., & Feil, E. G. (1998). First Step to Success: An Early Intervention Approach for Preventing School Antisocial Behavior. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 6(2), 66-80.

Walker, H. M., Severson, H. H., Feil, E. G., Stiller, B., & Golly, A. (1998). First Step to Success: Intervening at the Point of School Entry to Prevent Antisocial Behavior Patterns. Psychology in the Schools, 35(3), 259-269.

These articles may be ordered from the Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior. To order, please download the PDF version of this using the link below.

First Step Articles (pdf, print version, 164 kB)


Book Chapters

Epstein, M. H. & Walker, H. M. (in press). Special education: Best practices and First Step to Success. In B. Burns, K. Hoagwood, & M. English (Eds.), Community-based interventions for youth with serious emotional disorders. Oxford University Press.