Tom’s behavior often disrupts class. Yesterday he threw a dictionary across the room, knocked over his desk, kicked it, and began yelling obscenities at the teacher and the other students in the class (LD resource room). The teacher had to call for help from his ED resource room teacher to calm him down and safely remove him from the classroom.…
The student is five years old. The student is in kindergarten. The kindergarten class has fourteen children. The classroom is a mainstreamed and both teachers have special education experience. The student has strengths in reading comprehension, phonics, and spelling. He enjoys puzzles and can complete a fifty piece puzzle on his own. The student focuses on the end pieces of the puzzle first. The puzzle is a picture of the United States and the students reads all the states and their capitals. When the student completes the puzzles he recites the cities that are listed. His weaknesses are in physical activities that involve group participation. The student does not show interest in teacher directed games such as leap frog. The student has trouble making eye contact and engaging in conversations. The student repeats questions when he is asked. The student repeats what he hears throughout the day so he will often say hello, how are you? When the student repeats the phrase he does not make eye contact or pause for a response. The student has an IEP and a goal for the student is to promote conversations with peers, family members, and teachers. The IEP states that the student works with a therapist for speech. The speech therapist states that the student uses echolalia which is repetitive use of language. The student can read age appropriate books for eight year olds. The student read the book, Stegosaurus The Dinosaur with the Smallest Brain, by Elizabeth J. Sandell. The student pronounced every word correctly. Another saying he often repeats out loud often are, come on lets wash your hands. When the student says that, he does not go wash his hands. In fact the teachers have to aid in hand washing with the student because he seems to avoid soap when not supervised. The student was…
At times david has had issues with isolating self in room. Needs reminders to come out and participate in activities. Most of the time does so without incident but will at times get frustrated at staff or peers and refuse to talk to anyone while out of room. After a short period and talking with others it is quickly resolved without further incident. David seems to understand that while he likes watching tv and playing video games that it is unhealthy to do it all day. Once reminded of this he will come out on own and participate in…
Based on the results of the IRI, Soloba, who is a 9-year-old student, in a fourth grade general education class. She is a well-behaved student always looking to do the right thing, but is easily distracted. Soloba has a hard time in most subject areas and is below grade level in both math and reading. She is currently attends an after school math program twice a week and also pushes in with the special education teacher who works on language arts skills once a week. Soloba’s non-verbal behavior includes avoiding eye contact when struggling with classwork or “getting in trouble”. At times, when Soloba reaches a level of frustration, her posture is slouchy and she becomes silent. Soloba’s expresses grade appropriate verbal behavior, although at times makes grammatical errors in her speech, where she is unsure or confused on how to correct herself. Soloba struggles with word identification, comprehension skills, and…
The behaviors Jake displays are behaviors that can be worked on. For example, behavioral modification such as defining clear and consistent rules and creating a positive reinforcement system for Jake could be beneficial. It is important for Jake to be in the least restrictive environment which would be the general education classroom for him. It is said that students with learning disabilities often feel isolated from peers. If Jake enjoys his peers he should be able to stay with him to limit and self-esteem issues Jake could develop.…
While it may seem as if a child’s challenging behavior serves no purpose other than to disrupt the classroom this is not the case. Challenging behavior always serves a purpose and meets a need that the child has. These needs include getting reinforcement (social or tangible) or escaping or avoiding a task or situation (Functional Behavior Assessment, 2001). The need that is being met by the challenging behavior must be identified in order to develop an appropriate, effective behavior support plan to address this challenging behavior and meet this need.…
Today’s student population can perhaps be summed up in one word: stimulating. The classroom environment is ever-changing the scope of the paradigm in which academic achievement is considered. The special education (SPED) environment is no exception. In accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA), the assumption that resources adequately meet the changes in SPED programs is perhaps more common than not; however, vague disabilities, such as emotional-behavioral disorders (EBDs), are often under-detected due to the fluency of its symptoms. By not having a clear depiction of a student who’s considered EBD, how does the SPED team sufficiently demonstrate capacity to provide transitional and support services?…
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is not a modification plan for students with difficult behaviors; it is a system for modifying the environment; as well as the way that teachers respond to these difficult behaviors. "Such environmental interventions, in turn, serve to make problem behavior less effective, efficient, and relevant and desired behavior more functional" (http://www.ldonline.org ). Teachers first should utilize a functional behavioral assessment in order to determine if there may be different reasons for similar behaviors. If behaviors originate from two different motives, each behavior should be dealt with using different support plans. Steps in assessing such behaviors are: Define the problem, answer key questions, observe and record antecedents, behaviors, and consequences, develop a plan, use the plan, revise the plan (Positive Behavioral Supports for Special Educators). PBS plans are being implemented nation wide to prevent and correct undesirable behaviors by first assessing what invoked the behavior.…
Many behaviour problems can be solved by a teaching assistant but sometimes the more serious problems need to be reported on to people higher up in the school system.…
Joseph is a fourth grade student who is having a hard time staying out of trouble during lunch and on the playground. Joseph is referred to the social worker for a functional behavioral assessment because of his acting out by hitting other students and pushing them. Joseph is living with his maternal grandmother since both of his parents are incarcerated. Joseph has a history of being physically and emotionally abused as a child. Joseph does not appear to have many friends in school and doesn’t get along well with his three other sibling either. Joseph often complains of having a stomach aches in the mornings and around lunch time. Joseph has been taken to a physician and they have ruled out any medical problems. In the assessment we will come up with an intervention plan for Joseph to hopefully get him back on the right track in school and hope that he will make better choices and learn to make new friends.…
Aggression is usually defined by behavioral scientists as behavior that is intended to harm another person. Common forms of aggression are physical (for example, punching), verbal (for example, saying or writing hurtful things to another person), and relational (for example, intentionally and publicly not inviting someone to a party to harm his social relationships). Violence usually is conceived as more extreme forms of physical aggression that are likely to result in physical injury. The most extreme form of violence is homicide, but any form of aggressive behavior that is likely to result in an injury serious enough to warrant medical attention is considered violence. Thus, fights involving weapons as well as fistfights by adolescents old enough to be able to inflict serious injuries are considered acts of violence.…
We should get to class on time before the bell rings and when we get into the classroom we should sit down in our seats calmly and quietly without playing around and goofing off. Always do what the teacher tells you during class time. We should always listen closely to the substitute’s instructions when they tell you to do an assignment, when they tell you to be quiet, to start or stop working, to line up, or do anything else. If you listen the first time, you won't have to ask later. Another thing we should do when we get a sub and you’re not here is raise your hand if you want to speak. If you have a question, or you have something you want to say, don't just shout it out. Raise your hand, wait to be called on, and then speak when you have been given permission. We should remain quiet during class unless we are called on to be able to ask a question or something else like that. We should never just call out answers or questions during class because we could disrupt others. We should not play around during class because it will also annoy other people and people won’t like it and we can get a referral. We should also treat others in the class with respect both fellow students and the teacher. This includes not touching other people or their belongings, and not throwing items or name-calling. When we do the work, it should be quiet and calm. You should always be prepared in class and not always having to ask people to use their pencils, pens, markers, highlighters etc. You should not disrupt the teacher or other people in the classroom. As soon as you do not understand something you should not be afraid and you should put up your hands and ask for extra help. Stay in your seat during class. Raise your hand and ask your teacher for permission if you need to leave your seat for any reason. Once given permission to leave your seat, exit your seat or the classroom quietly causing as little disruption as possible.…
‘Good manners are not important in the modern world’. I am completely against this statement as good manners are essential for maintaining peace and good-will of our community, however modern. They are also essential for living happily and harmoniously with other people. Without good manners we are only slightly better than animals.…
Good manners are a set of behaviors which mark someone as a civilized and cultured member of a society. Manners are usually taught from a very young age, with some people receiving additional training in etiquette, formal rules of conduct which apply to a variety of situations. Someone who lacks good manners may be considered boorish or inappropriate, and he or she may be at a disadvantage in many social situations.…
manners. Ask the kids if it is good manners to call people names. Why or…