Learning, Behavior and Strategies

“No Teaching Without Learning”Freire, 1998

Most behaviors in the classroom, that impact academic progress

are: escape/avoidance

attention

Understand the ABCs of Behavior

LOOK AT ENVIRONMENT to change Behavior

What happens before behavior Antecedent

What happens after behavior Consequence

When you understand behavior:

1. Build positive student/teacher interaction

2. Increase time on task3. Increase positive feedback

4. Increase responding

5. Avoid escalation of behavior6. Can monitor relevant behavior

7. Efficiently redirect

STUDENT/ TEACHER INTERACTION

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Active Student Responding

MotivateEnd hand raising- Use name

sticks or name cardsUnison or Choral respondingActive Pacing

CorrectErrorless CorrectionNo fishing

ReinforcePositiveRelevant

ShortReward

Increase academic engaged timeActive listening versus

passive listeningLevel of expectation: Teach

at instructional levelConsistencyTransition activities

Strategies: A Behavioral Approach

CREATE ENVIRONMENT TO ELICIT BEHAVIOR

Reward behavior you want Ignore behaviors you don’t wantProvide replacement behavior

Whole Body ListeningMichelle Garcia Winner-

Think Social Listening with the whole body Being part of the group Expected and Unexpected behaviors Video modeling

Alertness and Self-Regulation

How Does Your Engine Run?Mary Sue Williams, Sherry Shellenberger

Students learn to monitor level of alertness- self-regulation

Engine Level: High, Low, Just Right Increase active participation Sensory integration

Alertness Activities

Deep BreathingFidgetsHand Pulls/Pushes“Popcorn”100 seconds of Exercise-

Crossing the middle

Executive Functioning Managing Self , Materials and Time Flexibility Memory Emotional control Impulsivity

Impact on Academics

Planning/seeking help when needed

Organizing materialsManaging timeHomework completion Initiating Long Term Projects

Additional StrategiesVisual Time-Out TimerOn task/ Off task visualsToken economy/rewardsVideo as an intervention

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