Tier 1 Practices | Reinforcement
Incentives
In addition to fostering intrinsic motivation, you can leverage extrinsic motivation by providing students with opportunities to earn developmentally appropriate incentives (e.g., tangible items, access to preferred activities, food, etc.).
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A slideshow with short, teacher-created videos that walk through the what, why, when, and how of this strategy.
"Wow Trevor, nice job helping Alex with that problem. That was so respectful, and I think you've earned a SKOL Slip!"
"Oliver, I love hearing your voice at a 1 while we're working. Great job. You've earned a PRIDE Ticket for being so respectful."
Sources and Further Learning
Framework Alignment
Tier 1 Intervention Upgrades:
Good Behavior Game
A class-wide intervention that involves a competition between two opposing groups of students. The teacher gives a list of “do not” rules and clear criteria for winning a desirable incentive. The teacher counts every time each team violates one of the rules. The team with the fewest violations wins.
Tier 2 Upgrades:
Check-In/Check-Out (CICO)
Students check-in at the beginning of the day, have teachers rate their behavior on a point card throughout the day, and then check-out at the end of the day. During check-out, points are totaled and the student may earn an incentive.
Some CICO programs use the same "pool" of incentives that the school uses in their school-wide incentive system (e.g., PBIS tickets). Some CICO programs make special incentives available for students in the program (e.g., a weekly basketball game or video game play period that only students in the CICO program can earn). In either case, students participating in the CICO program have more consistent and greater access to incentive opportunities than all students receive.
Tier 3 or Special Education Upgrades:
Individualized Point Sheets
Boys Town Point Sheets. The "Daily" level version includes Fixed Interval reinforcement (after each class period), Variable Ratio reinforcement (points earned as skills are observed), and Response Cost (student can lose points)
Token Board. Often used with early elementary students and/or students with a developmental/cognitive disability. Individualizing the tokens to match a topic of interest for the student often results in increased engagement.