Health/Physical/Attendance Interventions

• Consult with school nurse about any health concerns, questionable medical/physical issues, vision/hearing assessment status.
• Consult with guidance counselor and/or other school personnel responsible for monitoring attendance issues.
• Consult with physical education teacher regarding physical fitness and gross motor problems.
• Give incentives as a motivator for good attendance (i.e., time on computer, special activities).
• Use table competition for earning good attendance award/prize.
• Give student desired classroom responsibility.
• Assign a buddy/partner to walk or ride the bus together.
• Positive calls/notes home for good attendance
• Welcome student after absence.
• Phone call by teacher stating that student is missed by teacher/class
• Phone call by peers (e.g., buddy or table partners) during school day telling student that he/she is missed and asking how they can help
• Write a contingency contract with the student that if he/she is in school x amount of time without being absent, student will receive agreed upon reward.
• Write a contingency contract with the student that if he/she is in school without being late for x amount of days, student will receive agreed upon reward.
• Consult with occupational therapist (if available) about suggested strategies to help with fine motor skill development.
• Increase instruction and opportunities to practice and develop gross motor skills.
• Increase instruction and opportunities to practice and develop fine motor skills.
• Increase instruction and opportunities to build physical fitness and good health.