It has been shown that a teacher’s narrative about a student—what the teacher thinks a student is like, what kind of person the teacher thinks the student is, what the …
Settling Routines
Settling breaks are used when children need to regroup after becoming more highly agitated, or in reaction to the student’s inability to restore tolerance and …
The Importance of Community
The teacher’s first responsibility is to care about the student (not just the student’s achievement) and convey that caring in a way that convinces the student that he …
Establishing Relationships With Students
Students do much better academically and much better behaviorally when they have a positive relationship with their teacher. Teachers who were rated as more sensitive …
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Level of Tolerance For And Engagement in Program Activities
Examples of student engagement: correctly responds to questions and requests and follows directions takes a turn, completes a step, ignores nearby distractions, …
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Observational Measurement of Student Engagement
Use this form to measure student engagement for: body language, physical disposition, work habits, response to direction, routines, mood/affect, and interpersonal …
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Shaping Student Identity – Program Monitoring
Students arrive at school at a young age with their identity already clearly formed. However, the school years have a tremendous impact on further shaping of identity. …
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Hierarchy of Student Needs in the Classroom – Program Monitoring
Every student in the classroom has a profile indicating their pattern of unmet needs. All staff in the classroom are aware of the student need profiles. Every student …
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Self-Study: Creating a Supportive Learning Community
It is important to provide a caring and supportive classroom community so that students can become confident, capable, motivated learners. A safe, supportive, and …
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Level of Community in the Classroom Rating
Use this form and please rate the frequency of occurrence of the following social behaviors in your classroom. Do not rate individual students. Rate the class as a …
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Reset Break
Students with ADHD, ASD, PTSD, Anxiety, mood disorder and other conditions often find their tolerance for school work diminishing more rapidly than it does for the …
Enhancing the Efficacy of Reinforcement In Therapeutic Programs
Reinforcement is defined as an outcome or event, following a behavior, that strengthens that behavior. It comes in a multitude of forms and sizes, but the most common …
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