Dominick's Defiant Behaviors In The Classroom
Dominick is a third grade student attending Lake forest Elementary School of the Arts and Sciences. He participates with non-disabled peers in an inclusion classroom for the majority of the day. Dominick has leadership abilities, but allows his defiant behavior to hinder his ability to become an effective leader. He is able to do grade level work. However, when off task Dominick displays defiant behaviors such as refusing to follow directions, screaming out loud while the teacher is presenting a lesson, using profanity and walking out of the classroom without permission. He requires constantly redirection, close proximity and one-on-one support and/or small group (3-5 students) to stay focus.
According to his i-ready results, Dominick Test
1 and Test 4 overall scores increased from 411 to 496. He made an 85-point gain. He tested out in the areas of phonological awareness and high-frequency words. He is also on grade level in the area of comprehension literature. He is able to identify cause and effect relationships, point of view in literary, answer questions about key ideas and details and describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.