If my hypotheses one and two are supported, training teachers in embedded instruction could provide teachers with the necessary tools to address challenging behaviors in their classrooms and to foster skill growth in their students. If found to be effective, this method could reinvent the way that preschool teachers are trained to deal with challenging behaviors and it could highlight the importance of professional development opportunities for teachers. Above all, if this method is found to be effective, outcomes could be improved for children that would have previously been ignored, punished in a reactive manner, or even expelled. It is important that we realize that challenging behaviors serve a purpose for that child and are not simply
