Behavior Interventions Flashcards
A special educator has been teaching a second-grade student strategies for reducing the student’s negative language toward others. What would be the most appropriate feedback for the special educator to give the student on a day when the student has used the strategies successfully?
“I notices that you remembered to take a deep breath and speak calmly to your friend when you didn’t want to play anymore.”
What teacher strategy would best promote an overall sense of self confidence in middle school students with special needs?
Providing students with various instructional activities in which they are likely to experience success
What strategy would be most effective for promoting the use of good manners in a kindergarten class that includes several students with disabilities?
Modeling the use of good manners consistently and expecting students to do the same when they interact with each other.
A third grade student with learning disability often becomes very anxious during computer lab. The student repeatedly asks the teacher and classmates for help or approval before she will move on to the next step. What teacher strategy would best promote the student’s self confidence in this setting?
reducing the amount of support given to the student gradually and choosing computer programs for her to use that provide instant feedback
A kindergarten student with cerbral palsy communicates primarily through the use of a simple communication board. The board contains spaces for up to 12 pictures that can be easily removed or changed. At the beginning of the school year, the special educator and the student show the student’s other teachers and classmates how to use the board to communicate with the student. What additional steps would be most important for the special educator to take in helping ensure that the student is able to communicate effectively throughout the school year?
ensure that pictures on the student’s communication board are updated as necessary to represent changing wants and needs
A special educator has been working with a fifth grade student on reducing the student’s anger toward peers. The student knows that when he starts to become angry in a situation, he should silently count to ten and implement a learned strategy. After the student has encountered such a situation it would be most beneficial for his teacher to follow up by:
having the student evaluate how successful he was in using the strategy
A kindergartner with multiple disabilities speaks a few words but primarily uses gestures and sign language to communicate. Her special education teacher wishes to promote the student’s ability to communicate more effectively with peers in the kindergarten classroom. What teacher strategy would best address this goal?
teaching the whole class basic signs by consistently integrating signs into lessons and activities.
A special educator in a resource room works with an eighth grade student who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The student’s social studies teacher is concerned that the student’s distractibility might be a problem during and upcoming guest lecture and asks the special educator for advice. The most appropriate recommendation for the special educator to give in this situation?
“Let’s make plans to meet with the student before the guest lecturer’s visit, explain our expectations, and work together to develop some strategies. “
At the beginning of the school year, an elementary school student with special needs is having difficulty transitioning fro one activity to the next within her classroom. The special education teacher must ask several times for the student to switch activities before she complies. What strategy should the teacher use first in addressing this behavior?
giving the student frequent visual and verbal cues about the time allotted for each activity
What would likely be the most effective strategy for a special education teacher to use in addressing a student with ASD, difficulties with interpreting nonverbal cues during social interactions.
providing the student with opportunities to role-play various social interactions involving nonverbal language in natural environments with peers.
A student with ASD has difficulty focusing on academics due to her interest in mythical creatures. She will often draw pictures during whole class instruction or during seatwork. What approach would likely address this behavior effectively?
establishing a contract with the student that provides time for her to draw pictures if she pays attention and completes her work during specific time periods.
