The Behavior Code Companion (eBook)

Strategies, Tools, and Interventions for Supporting Students with Anxiety-Related or Oppositional Behaviors

Jessica Minahan (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
288 Seiten
Harvard Education Press (Verlag)
978-1-61250-753-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This book provides practical advice for teachers who have students in their classrooms with oppositional disorders or anxiety. It includes strategies for engaging these students, planning activities, and using tech-based learning programs.

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The Behavior Code Companion delivers a helpful inventory of concrete and practical resources for the development and implementation of successful behavior intervention plans for students.Special educator and behavioral analyst Jessica Minahan, coauthor of The Behavior Code, delivers a companion guide for educators and parents who want to better support students with challenging behaviors. Used by countless educators, the FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan has been proven to improve proactive classroom management, encourage positive teacher-student relationships, and reduce the need for school discipline.In this book, Minahan offers a wealth of supplemental materials for each stage of the FAIR Behavior Intervention Planwhich involves determining the function (F) of the behavior, offering appropriate accommodations (A), implementing proactive intervention strategies (I), and practicing positive response strategies (R). Among other invaluable supports, she provides clear and direct exercises for brainstorming and reflection, a series of checklists to help with implementation and monitoring progress, and planning activities and templates that can be customized and put to use immediately. The author also recommends apps and other technology that can assist and simplify plan implementation.Throughout the book, Minahan offers illustrative case studies, with a special focus on students with mental health diagnoses and those with anxiety-related or oppositional behaviors.Filled with actionable advice, this highly useful resource gives educators and parents the tools to meet challenging behaviors with both confidence and compassion. This volume will help educators create optimal learning environments for all students.

Autor

Jessica Minahan is a board-certified behavior analyst and special educator who serves as the director of behavioral services at the Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents group practice in Newton, Massachusetts, and as a consultant to clients nationwide. She is coauthor of The Behavior Code.

Inhalt

CONTENTSIntroduction 1 CHAPTER 1Cracking the Code 7Embracing a New Perspective on BehaviorREFLECT: How Do You Think About Behavior? 10REFLECT: Examining Your Assumptions 12CASE STUDY: Julian, a Student with Anxiety 13CASE STUDY: Malik, a Student with Anxiety 15PRACTICE: Reframing Our Understanding of Behavior 17CHAPTER 2The FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan 19Practicing the FundamentalsPRACTICE: Functional Communication 23PRACTICE: Replacement Behavior 24PRACTICE: Writing Target Behaviors 28PRACTICE: Analyzing Stan's ABC Notes 31PRACTICE: Analyzing Juanita's ABC Notes 33PRACTICE: Analyzing Raul's ABC Notes 35PRACTICE: Analyzing ABC Notes for Your Students 37PRACTICE: Structured ABC Data Sheet 38CHAPTER 3Key Interventions for Successfully Supporting Students 41REFLECT: Supporting Student Work Initiation 47REFLECT: Transitions and Your Students 49CASESTUDY: Xavier, a Fourth-Grade Student 53CASESTUDY: Trevor, a First-Grade Student 54PRACTICE: Making a Transition Support Plan 55REFLECT: Evaluating Breaks in Your Classroom 59PRACTICE: Brainstorming Breaks 62PRACTICE: Evaluating Break Data 64REFLECT: Finding Islands of Competence 68PRACTICE: Planning Islands of Competence 71PRACTICE: Brainstorming Barriers to Alternative Lunches 71CHAPTER 4"Get Away From Me!" 73Strategies and Interventions for Students with Anxiety-Related Behaviors CASE STUDY: Analyzing Harry’s Behavior Plan 78CASESTUDY: Analyzing Chandra’s Behavior Plan 80REFLECT: Analyzing Your Student's Behavior Plan 82PRACTICE: Creating a Writing Checklist 87PRACTICE: Creating a "How I Feel About Writing" Sheet 88REFLECT: Prioritizing Skills and Strategies 91PRACTICE: Creating a Visual Self-Regulation Sheet 99REFLECT: Planning a Check-In 104REFLECT: Creating Check-In and Check-Out Sheets 106CASESTUDIES: Catching It Early with Sophia and Sam 109CASE STUDY: Prioritizing Strategies for Omar 113CASESTUDY: Prioritizing Strategies for Stacey 113CHAPTER 6Creating FAIR Behavior Intervention Plans 147CASE STUDY: Aton, Grade 3 151CASE STUDY: Devan, Grade 6 154CASE STUDY: Angela, Grade K 157CHAPTER 7Tools for Monitoring Progress and Implementation 161REFLECT: Creating Data Sheets for Your Student 165PRACTICE: Making an Implementation Checklist 177PRACTICE: Putting It All Together 178APPENDIX AIndividualized Education Program Goals and Objectives 183 APPENDIX BProtocols: Safety, Bolting, Threat, and Self-Harm 187 APPENDIX CHelpful Apps 207 APPENDIX DFAIR Behavior Intervention Plan Template 217 APPENDIX EUpdated FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan for Students with Anxiety-Related Behavior 221 APPENDIX FUpdated FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan for Students with Oppositional Behavior 227 APPENDIX GAnswer Key 235Notes 255Acknowledgments 259About the Author 261Index 263

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 190 x 190 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lernhilfen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
• Schlagworte: attention deficithyperactivity disorder • children with mental disabilities • Classroom management • emotionally disturbed children • FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan • school discipline • teacher-student relationships
• ISBN-10: 1-61250-753-0 / 1612507530
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61250-753-8 / 9781612507538