points Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/points/ School Clinical & Consulting Services Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:48:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kevinplummerphd.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-KP-SCCS-900-1-75x75.png points Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/points/ 32 32 Fluid Reinforcement and Continuous Feedback Systems https://kevinplummerphd.com/fluid-reinforcement-and-continuous-feedback-systems/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fluid-reinforcement-and-continuous-feedback-systems Sun, 01 Jul 2018 11:01:50 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=211 Reinforcement is defined as an outcome or event, following a behavior, that strengthens that behavior. It comes in a multitude of forms and sizes.

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]]> 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 form of reinforcement in behavior intervention programs is the tangible version (e.g., stars, checks, points and prizes)…

Also see: Enhancing the Efficacy of Reinforcement

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]]> The Hierarchy of Student Needs in the Classroom https://kevinplummerphd.com/the-hierarchy-of-student-needs-in-the-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hierarchy-of-student-needs-in-the-classroom Sun, 14 Aug 2016 14:16:09 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=215 Students come to school to learn, we all know that. They are motivated to feel capable, competent, and knowledgeable. They want to be proud of what they know and what they can learn. Unfortunately, that is not the description of most students. Most students come to school with a range of unmet needs, more basic needs than the need to feel capable, competent, and knowledgeable.

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]]> Students come to school to learn, we all know that. They are motivated to feel capable, competent, and knowledgeable. They want to be proud of what they know and what they can learn. Unfortunately, that is not the description of most students. Most students come to school with a range of unmet needs, more basic needs than the need to feel capable, competent, and knowledgeable…

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]]> The Credit Program https://kevinplummerphd.com/credit-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=credit-program Sun, 14 Aug 2016 13:17:32 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=205 Check charts are probably the most familiar behavior management tool to school staff and parents. In response to disruptive behavior, poor work habits, lack of independence and responsibility, inattentiveness, failure to follow the rules, social violations, and many other common childhood problems, teachers and parents have been told to set up a chart.

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]]> Check charts are probably the most familiar behavior management tool to school staff and parents. In response to disruptive behavior, poor work habits, lack of independence and responsibility, inattentiveness, failure to follow the rules, social violations, and many other common childhood problems, teachers and parents have been told to set up a chart…

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]]> De-Escalation Guidelines https://kevinplummerphd.com/de-escalation-guidelines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=de-escalation-guidelines Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:23:21 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=207 At the early stages of a mood regulation problem we want to employ preventive strategies such as schedule adjustments, work arrangements, environmental changes, changes in level of demand, increased level of staff support, increased visual support, and increased use of restorative breaks.

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]]> At the early stages of a mood regulation problem we want to employ preventive strategies such as schedule adjustments, work arrangements, environmental changes, changes in level of demand, increased level of staff support, increased visual support, and increased use of restorative breaks…

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