Tips from Sandra

Behavioral Accommodations & Supports

Establish a calm, structured, predictable environment.
Increase the monitoring and supervision.
Use discreet private signals with the student.
Place student near tolerant peer/good role model.
Increase distance between desks.
Allow student to reverse and straddle chair (for wider base of support).
Plan student seating (bus, classroom, cafeteria, auditorium).
Provide student with cooling off options (time and space to regroup).
Provide student with 2-seat option (e.g., desk a or desk b) and different options for doing work in various locations/positions.
Define child’s work space and boundaries (e.g., colored masking tape).
Utilize class and/or individual behavior plans.
Allow student to move to another location in room to regain control (student initiated).
Increase communication with parent - more frequent conferences and planning meetings trying to build a partnership on behalf of student.
Increase phone contact with parents remembering to share positive observations as well as concerns.
Establish a home/school communication form or system for behavior monitoring.
Buddy up with another teacher (e.g., time away in other classroom).
Identify what will be most motivating as incentives for that student (e.g., leadership roles, responsibilities, tangible rewards, working to earn tangible or activity reinforcers individually or for the group).
Increase opportunity for positive reinforcement when displaying appropriate behavior and increase immediacy of reward schedule.
Significantly increase positive attention and encouragement.
Let student know you are interested in helping him/her, dialogue with student about his/her needs, encourage open communication.
Give student choices (a or b), and involve in own problem-solving.
Notify and conference with other school personnel (e.g., counselor, assistant principal, other teachers).
Discuss inappropriate behavior with student in private.
Write a contract for student behavior (e.g., goal to work on/reward).
Use role play with student to practice appropriate behavior.
Increase the immediacy of rewards.
Look for small steps to success and positively reinforce those steps.