Case
Behavior Student

Ms. Robins have a male student in the 2nd grade class that can not function on his own while learning in the classroom. If he sits at his own table he does not complete his work and draws on the table, constantly moving around the room, playing, talking, and destroying pencils, crayons, etc. When she sits him at her table he consistently completes his assignments. She has spoken to the parents several times. She has put him on a daily hourly behavior plan with incentives. She has expressed her concerns to administration. He thinks it is funny and continues to be a class clown. He is already on RTI and has been held back in the third grade.

Posted on: 10/17/14 | Views: 933
Solution #1
I think that the daily hourly behavior plan with incentives is a great idea. I believe that he should also have consequences for bad behavior. I would suggest taking away 10 minutes of recess time where he watches everyone else play. I would reward the other students with candy because of their good behavior in class and not give him a reward if his behavior continues to be bad.

I think a behavioral plan will help keep the students on track and allow them to see what their behavioral goals are and the consequences that happen if they do not follow through with the plan.

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Solution #2
You must start very small. Offer a reward of something the student enjoys doing for every couple of minutes he is on task; for example: I love the way "Johnny" is sitting in his seat ready to work, and place a skittle or M&M on his desk (whatever treat is his favorite). If he likes to draw or IPad/computer time, then offer a reward of 5 or 10 minutes of free choice at the end of the day for so many checks earned. Place a visual checklist on his desk laminated for ease of use, or place in a folder and have each teacher check off at the end of class. The key is that it must be instant reward for the positive things he does, even however little they are! Utilize RTI for everytime he shows a strategy, offer reward. Everytime he attends to a question the first time directions are given offer reward, etc. You will be delightfully surprised how quickly it can turn around.
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Solution #3
Incentives are a great idea for those difficult children. Working in classrooms, I have noticed that incentives have a consistent success rate when it comes to student behavior and attention.
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