Behavior Strategies Progress Monitoring Data Collection Special Education

Behavior Strategies, Progress Monitoring & Data Collection Special Education Paraprofessional Workbook Module 6

ABCs of Behaviors • A = antecedents • B = behaviors • C = consequences

ABCs of Behaviors • Positive behavioral support: consequences that encourage or strengthen a behavior

Positive Behavioral Support Strategies • Modifying the learning environment • Decreasing student uncertainty • Providing opportunities to make choices • Identifying positive ways for the student to communicate • Adapting instruction • Recognizing positive behaviors • Teaching alternative responses to students

Autism Spectrum Disorders • Focus on improving communication, social, academic, behavioral, and daily living skills • Assistance of a professional in the autism field may be needed to develop a plan for home and school

Autism Spectrum Disorders • Classroom environment—consistent and predictable • Visual and verbal presentation • Interaction with nondisabled peers important as models • Importance of consistency and continuity—need for parental involvement

Students with Emotional Disturbance • Attention to providing emotional and behavioral support • Helping students master academics, develop social skills, and increase selfawareness, selfesteem, and selfcontrol • Strategies to address student’s behavior in IEP, if needed • IEP may include psychological or counseling services

Giving Praise • Move around to observe all students. • Praise a positive behavior as soon as possible. • Reference appropriate behavior in your praise. • Be sincere. • Be consistent. • Relate to each student as an individual. • Praise nearby students who are on-task if a student is not on-task.

Useful Data • • Accurate Consistent Easy to measure Easy to record

Collecting and Graphing Data • Number of occurrences – Frequency/Event recording – Interval recording • Length of occurrences – Duration recording – Latency recording • Data often displayed in the form of a graph – Data collection time period on horizontal axis – Data itself on vertical axis

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