Development of participation skills

The student may:

• • Appear withdrawn or shy

  • Avoid eye contact and other communication

  • Look down

  • Seem disinterested and unengaged

  • Pretend to sleep

  • Have trouble learning

  • Fall behind academically

  • Have low academic ability

  • Have a poor sense of self

  • Have a short attention span

  • Isolate him/herself socially

  • Appear sad or unhappy

  • Have limited peer interactions

  • Display varying degrees of boredom and indifference

  • Have an “I don’t care attitude”

  • Fail to turn in work, take work home, or record homework in planner

  • Have fears such as talking in front of others, fear of failing, anxiety

  • Avoidance behaviors

  • Have many excuses for not doing work or meeting expectations

  • Be distressed, upset, or preoccupied

  • Dislike school, have bad school experiences

  • Be unable to read or a weak reader

  • Frequently say “I don’t know”

  • Become agitated, irritated, frustrated, or huff and puff when asked to volunteer or participate

  • Have complicating home or environmental issues

Tier I Interventions

Before you start, a few important points:

• Try multiple interventions

• Try each intervention for a minimum of 4-weeks and over 1 intervention may be implemented at the same time.

• Further details on each intervention is linked here.

Interventions:

• • Assign a buddy or partner

  • Call on student frequently

  • Call parent or note home

  • Non verbal cues

  • Praise when good attitude and involvement occur

  • Proximity to students

  • Speak with student in hallway

  • Take away privileges

  • Talk one on one with student

  • Teach coping skills

  • Teach relationship skills

  • Teach relaxation techniques

  • Teach social skills