Reference no: EM132270978
Effective Behavior Modification Plan
After reading the scenario and looking at the changes made by the teacher, I found myself wanting to do things a little differently along with liking some certain aspects of it as well.
1st, thing is to make sure that classroom rules are displayed for the class to see.
2nd, I like the reference in the scenario when the teacher went back and talked to the 2nd grade teacher to see if there was like behavior the previous year. If the behavior was the same, then it establishes a pattern that can be studied. If the behavior the year previous did not show the same, then it is something that has been recently developed and can be corrected before it becomes more of an issue.
3rd, I would bring the parents in and form a plan together that would simplify the things so that the student had less things to be concerned with during class so the focus could be on learning.
4th, I have never been in favor of promising material items for behavior that is expected. Instead, I would focus more on allowing extra things for the entire class for behavior that they were already doing. Doing with this with the idea of the feeling of being left out helps shorten the gap between the present behavior and the desired behavior.
Hopefully, by simplifying the items that he has access to, going by a checklist at the beginning of the day; the amount of times that the child is up will decrease dramatically. This along with the support of the parents, the fear of being left out; should be enough to correct this behavior. The scenario states that the student is more than willing to go back to his seat without hesitation, displaying the thought of wanting to follow directions. Hopefully this would be enough, however, I do not see a reason to bring the principle or the guidance counselor into the situation unless the child starts showing more behavioral outbursts.