Individual (Targeted) Interventions
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Off-Task Behaviors can escalate to forms of verbal and physical aggression, and therefore need further intervention.
Verbal aggression includes comments in spoken, written, or drawn format (such as mean-spirited teasing, criticism, and threats) intended to hurt another individual by making them uncomfortable, embarrassed, afraid, or intimidated. Verbal aggression may be an ignored and under-reported problem. Because the shame associated with being victimized is strong, many students will refuse to discuss or report it, even to their families. Other students who witness an incident may not speak out of fear of becoming targets themselves. Physical aggression is behavior causing physical harm towards others. Examples include hitting, kicking, biting, using weapons, pinching, scratching, spitting, throwing objects and property destruction. Instead of sending students out of the classroom, the interventions detailed here are meant to empower teachers and students with how to adjust behaviors through instruction and support in order to maintain a community of learning. |
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Check In/Check Out (CICO)The concept of this intervention is that the student has positive interactions to begin and end the day, with reminders of how to demonstrate appropriate behavior across settings. Students have a daily Check In every morning (with a specific person, at a specific place and time), earn points throughout the day for exhibiting appropriate behaviors, which is documented on their CICO progress form, and have an afternoon Check Out to determine their efforts towards meeting their daily goal. Parents are sent copies of this form as well.
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Check In/Check Up/Check Out (CICUCO)Similar to the Check In/Check Out system, this is designed for students who need more support and attention in the day. Therefore, students meet with their mentor adult for a mid-day Check Up. During this mid-day meeting, the student and mentor review the points earned thus far (aiming for 50%), acknowledge appropriate behaviors and decisions, earn rewards and receive verbal praise, and discuss areas of difficulty.
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Self-Determination & Self-MonitoringThis model teaches students how to identify the behaviors they want to be exhibiting, and provides a means of tracking their progress towards that. Self-determined behavior is defined as the following: “a). acting autonomously, b). engaging in self-regulated behavior, c). responding to events in a psychologically empowered manner, and d). acting in a self realizing manner” (Kelly & Shogren, 2013, p. 28).
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