Continuum of Strategies to Respond to Inappropriate Behavior

  • Minor Offense

    Initial offense: A student will be retaught the appripriate behavior if it is an acquisition error; will be provided opportunities to practice and receive feedback on the appropriate if it is a fluency error; will be provided a brief reminder of the appropriate behavior and reinforce instances of the appropriate behavior if it is a maintenance error; and will be provided practice and reinforcement in the other settings and with other people if it is a generalization error. (Textbook P171)
  • A major offense

    The student is sent to the office with an office discilne referral if it is a major offense.
  • Specific and Contingent Error Correction

    Specific and Contingent Error Correction
    It is so important to make sure students understand their inappropriate behaviors and follow my directions to correct them accordingly.
  • Reteach appropriate behavior

    Make sure students understand the teacher's expectations, and model appropriate behavior. Give inmmediate and specific oral praises and reward the students with appropriate behaviors with tokens.
  • Remind student of consequences

    Students will understand what is considered as appropriate and inappropriate behavior, and receive one warining with specific statements of inappropriate behavior.
  • Overcorrection

    A student will be required to clean his/her own desk and all the desks of his/her group if he/she does not keep his/her desk clean or disrepects school property.
  • Response Cost

    A student will lose 3 points if he/she disrepects the teacher or other students;
    A student will lose 2 points if he/she disruptes classroom instruction or moves around the classroom without permission;
    A student will lose 1 points of he/she does not follow directions or is off task during class
  • Inappropriate behavior continues

    Time-out From Reinforcement: e.g. a student who keeps disturbing others after two warnings during the reading time will be removed from the rug.
    A note will be sent to parents.