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Behavior Management

Behavior Management. Heather Childs & Heather Merasty May 3, 2010. Agenda. Building Relationships Collecting Data Types of Behavior Prevention Strategies Intervention & Replacement Strategies. Build Relationships. 1) Gather background information on your student:

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Behavior Management

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  1. Behavior Management Heather Childs & Heather MerastyMay 3, 2010

  2. Agenda • Building Relationships • Collecting Data • Types of Behavior • Prevention Strategies • Intervention & Replacement Strategies

  3. Build Relationships 1) Gather background information on your student: What are their strengths? What are their interests and likes? What is the student passionate about? What are their preferred environment/classes? Who are their friends?

  4. Build Relationships 2) Gather daily information: How did they sleep last night? Have they eaten breakfast? Have they taken their medication? What did they do last night?

  5. Build Relationships 3) Become their ally • You may use the Reinforcement tracker to keep track of rewards/activities that motivate the student Two Basic Philosophical Tenets: Kids are worth it. I will not treat a student in a way I myself would not want to be treated. Discipline: Winning at Teaching (Coloroso, 1987)

  6. Six Critical Life Messages I believe in you I trust in you I know you can handle life’s situations You are listened to You are cared for You are very important to me We are more inclined to do things for people we like & who genuinely like us!

  7. Collecting Data • Be as specific as possible and back it up with facts and recorded data. • When & where does the behavior take place? • How frequently does the behavior take place? • Who is involved? • What was happening in the classroom at the time? • How long does the behavior last? • Anything else you feel is important!

  8. Collecting Data

  9. All Behavior is Communication! Behavioral Function refers to the purpose the behavior serves for the student. There are two broad categories: • to getsomething or to escape something Functional Behavioral Assessment with Planning (Reithaug, 2007).

  10. All Behavior is Communication!

  11. You may use the Motivation Assessment Scale to determine what they need. When misbehaving, don’t look at the student as being defiant but as needing something. What do they need?

  12. Don’t forget to talk to the child. Talk about the problem and generate solutions together. 1 2 3 4

  13. Be Preventative! • Environmental Strategies: • Change the student seating away from high stimuli • Provide opportunities for movement • Place of relaxation where the student can have break or a quiet place to complete an assignment. • See from their point of view - sit in the student’s desk What could be distracting or is their glare off the White board, etc.? • Make sure their desk is the appropriate size.

  14. Be Preventative! • Organizational Strategies • Assist student in developing organizational strategies • Instructional Considerations • Scheduling, Rules, Routines, & Transitions

  15. Intervention & Replacement Strategies • Sensory Stimulation • Schedule frequent opportunities for breaks • Watch for restlessness • Optional workstations and seating • OT Toolbox • See attached - Heavy Work Activities List for Teachers

  16. Intervention & Replacement Strategies • Attention • Students can sustain attention for approximately their age + or – 2 minutes. (e.g. 12 years old expectations should be 10-14 minutes).

  17. Intervention & Replacement Strategies • Avoiding or Escaping Events • Have small cards with pictures or symbols that the student can use to communicate what they need or want before they become upset. • Chunk assignments • Number the sequence of steps in a task. • Use a 3-box grid to sketch out what to do first, second, third. • Use a “First & Then” visual.

  18. Avoiding or Escaping Events Cont. • Get a model of the assignment • Turn assignments into a game • Change your voice (sing words, speak in monotone, etc.) • Do something unexpected (Talk to the wall)

  19. Websites and Links • Social stories on all issues & environments. http://www.thewatsoninstitute.org/teacher-resources2.jsp?pageId=2161392240601226415747290&wwparam=1259695570 • Games, songs, communication cards, print resources, & info for special needs http://www.do2learn.com/

  20. Websites and Links • Ministry of Education, Response to Intervention resources. Includes graphic organizers for boards and desks, self-regulation templates, chart templates http://www.education.gov.sk.ca/RtI/LevelI • Teach-nology - Printable labels for anything in the classroom (pre-made), graphic organizers, timeline generators, etc. http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/graphic/ • Free printable pictures, schedules, behavior charts, etc. http://www.chartjungle.com/schoolhome.html

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