Alpha Academy

Behavioral

InterventionJesika M. Clark

Education 615

What

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takes the observations made in a

Functional Behavioral Assessment

and turns them into a concrete

plan of action for managing a

student's behavior include ways to change the

environment to keep behavior

from starting in the first place

provide positive reinforcement to

promote good behavior

employ planned ignoring to avoid

reinforcing bad behavior

provide supports needed so that

the student will not be driven to

act out due to frustration or

fatigue

(www.specialchildren.about.com)

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We need to focus on the following:

Discipline/Guidelines

Transitions

Redirecting/Calming

Focus on Defiant/Challenging Behavior

Give ExamplesTeachers at Alpha Academy are finding that they

are getting exhausted with the tedious and

strenuous job of keeping students discipline and

expectations at the high level they are expected.

Students are constantly sent to the office with

little to no repercussions and are not taking the

staff/teachers serious when it comes to the

expectations that were set at the beginning of

the year.

This presentation is to help the teachers get back

a more manageable classroom and positive

school setting.

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Guid

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Students are required to take

responsibility of their actions, without

the assurance that they will be

rewarded when they have

accomplished something they were

expected to succeed in.

Guidelines should be clearly written

and posted throughout the school

and should be consistent within each

grade level. Discipline should be adhered to with

proper record keeping and

functionality of the classroom.

All students are required to do as they

are told. If they choose to detour from their

expectations they should know that

they will be held with great

consequences.

www.casdk12.net

Take proper steps to create a

positive classroom climate.

Clearly define rules and

expectations. Teach student to take responsibility for self and actions.

Communicate classroom

behavior plan to the students

and the parents. Deal with misbehaviors promptly,

fairly, consistently, and equitably.

Use precise messages that let

the student know what is

expected at all times. Avoid using threats.

Dis

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Guid

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es

(exa

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Transi

tions

Throughout the course of the day,

students are in constant

transition. Teachers should model with

students what is to take place

throughout each transition during

the first couple of weeks and then

reviewed at the least every

grading period. Students need to be reminded

and have their opinions and ideas

heard. Teachers and students need to

work as a team in handling the

proper transition techniques that

will work with the class/school as

a whole.

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Transi

tions

(exa

mple

s)

Reduce the amount of downtime

between activities and change

of subjects. Establish clear, consistent

routines and expectations for

accomplishing daily task and

activities. Provide daily warm-ups or bell-

ringer activities for immediate

student engagement.

Make materials quickly and

easily accessible to students.

Use transition signals in advance

to allow students to finish and

prepare for the next activity.

Redir

ect

ing/

Calm

ing

No matter what there will be a

incident in which a student will

need to be redirected and calmed

down. As teachers, we need to respect

that they have the same feelings

we have as adults. As a professional, we need to work

towards teaching students how to

redirect their anger/frustration/etc.

to a more neutral and positive

outlook. On the same toke, we need to

redirect our frustrations with

students to a more positive and

calm balance for our health and

relationship with our students and

school.

www.casdk12.net

Redir

ect

ing/C

alm

ing

(exa

mple

s)

Model and practice the Give

Me Ten (count forward and

backwards to 10) Allow time for student to

refocus and gain self-

control Be alert to triggers that

lead to misbehavior Allow student to take a

walk with supervision Assign a task for redirection

(passing out paper)

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Remember, students have

feelings and issues outside

of their academic lives.

Sometimes they may over

react or refuse to do a

simple task. Their reasoning's may be

major, minor, and even

humorous. Whatever the case may be,

we as professionals need to

take steps to help them

deal with their defiance.

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Focu

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Challe

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Behavi

or

(exa

mple

)

Analyze and document an inappropriate

situation to gather information on what might

have triggered the misbehavior.

• What was the behavior the student

displayed? • What should the student have been doing

at the time of the displayed behavior?

• What occurred prior to the behavior?

• When did the behavior occur (e.g., day,

time of day; before, during, or after a

particular subject or activity)? • Is there an observable pattern among the

gathered information?

Increase positive reinforcement and

feedback. Encourage defiant students to keep a daily

log of success and accomplishments and

improvements. Model a firm, fair, and consistent approach.

Giv

e E

xam

ple

s:

Teachers have the responsibility to give prime

examples of expected

behavior within their

classroom and the school.

This may include giving

students role playing cards

to help them see the

improper behavior and show

what type of consequences

will be given.*Students need to understand what

good and bad behavior looks like and

the consequences that may follow.

Behavi

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In

Pla

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Once the BIP is in place,

the school and staff are

then obligated to follow

it.

If the plan is not followed as it is constructed, the student

is not to have to have

any consequences inflicted on them.(www.specialchildren.about.com)

www.interventioncentral.org

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Break student tasks into manageable chunks

Students may misbehave to escape

activities that they find too hard or tedious.

Offer choice When students are offered opportunities to

make simple but meaningful choices in their

classroom routine, their behaviors can

improve. Offer help strategies Misbehavior may occur when students are

stuck on a work assignment and do not

know how to quickly and appropriately

request help without drawing undue

attention to themselves.

Facilitate a Behavioral Contract

The student and teacher hammer out a

written agreement that outlines: specific

positive behaviors that the student is to

engage in , the privileges or rewards that the

student will earn for complying with the

behavioral contract, and the terms by which

the student is to earn the rewards.

Refe

rence

s:

What is BIP? (http://specialchildren.abo

ut.com/od/behavioranddis

cipline/g/BIP.htm) retrieved Oct. 13, 2012

Behavioral Intervention

strategies (http://www.casdk12.net/g

hs04/srb/5-Curriculum/Be

havior%20intervention%2

0strategies.pdf retrieved Oct. 15, 2012.

Teacher Behavioral Strategies Menu (http://www.interventionce

ntral.org/behavioral-inter

ventions/challenging-stud

ents/teacher-behavioral-s

trategies-menu) retrieved Oct. 13, 2012.