Moment-of-Disruption Structures

Question 1

What are the steps of Grandma’s Rule?

Answer 1

• Step 1: State Responsible Behavior starting with the word “when…”.
• Step 2: State Incentive (what is in it for the student?) starting with the word “then…”.

Question 2

What are the steps of I-Messages Plus?

Answer 2

• Step 1: Validate the Position “I know this might seem boring for you…”.
• Step 2: State How the Disruption Makes You Feel (“but i feel… when you,…” statement).
• Step 3: Describe Effect of Disruptive Behavior on Classmates “…and others cannot hear me.”
• Step 4: Redirect to Responsible Behavior to Meet Needs.

Question 3

What are the steps of Language of Choice?

Answer 3

• Step 1: Validate Student or Position “There is nothing wrong with getting upset when you make mistakes on the computer….
• Step 2: State Responsible Behavior “The responsible choice is to use the keys appropriately and stop banging on them..”
• Step 3: State Consequences “…or you will have to do the exercises by hand.”
• Step 4: It’s Your Choice “It’s your choice, you can chose to use the computer or not.”
• Step 5: Encouragement “I’m sure you can make a responsible choice.”
• Step 6: If Non-Verbal, Non-Compliance “It’s obvious by your behavior that you’ve chosen to do the exercises by hand. Is that correct?”

Question 4

What are the steps of Make a Better Choice?

Answer 4

• Step 1: Stop! “Ann, you need to stop throwing food.”
• Step 2: Think! “Ann, I want you to think of a better choice you could be making right now.”
• Step 3: Please Tell! “Ann, please tell me. Waht is your better choice?”
• Step 4: Agree and Act or Disagree and Request Better Choices. “Ann, your better choice is to clean up the mess and not throw food again. I agree. Thank you. That is responsible thinking. Please make your better choice now.”

Question 5

What are the steps of Acknowledge Student Power?

Answer 5

• Step 1: Acknowledge Student Power. “You are right! I can’t make you sit down and do your journal entry…”
• Step 2: State Responsible Behavior. “The responsible thing to do is to sit down and do your journal entry, Ann.”
• Step 3: State Choices and Consequences. “You can choose to do your journal entry now or come back and do it during recess. Let me know when you’ve made your choice. I know you will make the responsible choice.”
• Step 4: Allow the Choice.

Question 6

What are the steps of Target, Stop, Do?

Answer 6

• Step 1: Privately Target Student’s Name. “Mary…”
• Step 2: Stop Disruptive Behavior. “…stop pulling Ann’s hair.”
• Step 3: State Responsible Behavior. “Mary, you need to be working on your assignment right now.”
• Step 4: Thank You! “Mary, thank you for helping us meet our goal of creating a safe classroom.”

Question 7

What are the steps of To You… To Me?

Answer 7

• Step 1: To You… : the teacher paraphrases his understanding of the student’s perspective in the problem situation using “to you”.
• Step 2: To Me: the teacher tells the student what the teacher’s perspective is of the problem using “to me”.

Question 8

What are the steps of Right Now Validation?

Answer 8

• Step 1: Validate the Student’s Position. “I know it might be more interesting to…”
• Step 2: Communicate that Disruptive Behavior is Unacceptable. “I know you might not be interested right now, but I cannot let you do nothing because we all agreed to participate equally in the classroom.”
• Step 3: Request Responsible Behavior. “Would you please get in a team and do the assignment?”
• Step 4: Offer Support. “Is there anything I can help you with?”

Question 9

What are the steps of Redirect?

Answer 9

• Step 1: Redirection. “What you need to do right now is…”

- Step 2: Monitor.

Question 10

What are the steps of Schedule a Follow-Up?

Answer 10

• Step 1: Validate Student’s Position. “I can tell you are upset and…”
• Step 2: Indicate Willingness to Discuss. “… we can discuss this later”.
• Step 3: Offer Choice of Follow-Up Time. “I can meet with you at 9h00 or 11h00. Which do you prefer?”
• Step 4: Conduct Follow-Up. (The teacher and the student meet at the agreed time for the appropriate follow-up.)

Question 11

What are the steps of Restructure the Task?

Answer 11

• Step 1: Monitor Student Progress. “How is it going?”
• Step 2: Restructure the Task. “I see some of you are having trouble with this step.”
• Step 3: Re-engage Students.