Lying / Cheating

The student may:

• • Appear suspicious, tense, nervous, uptight, etc

  • Seem like they are hiding something

  • Seem to be looking out the window or in a certain direction a lot

  • Frequently look up to check on the teacher or adult

  • Tattle often

  • Involved in a lot of conflict

  • Tells unlikely or inflated stories

  • Frequently

  • Have difficulty taking responsibility

  • Have frequent incidents

  • Have frequent reports from others

  • Blame others

  • Only seem to tell half the story or give partial details

  • What they are saying doesn’t quite add up

  • Relay self serving messages from parents

  • Minimize situations or issues

  • Suddenly do really well on a test, quiz, or assignment

  • Make a point to emphasize an assignment or task they have done very well that seems out of the norm

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:

• • Acknowledging positive behavior

  • Avoid power struggles

  • Call parent or note home

  • Card Flip

  • Logical consequence

  • Reflection sheet

  • Speak in calm and neutral tone

  • Take away privileges

  • Take away unstructured or free time

  • Talk one on one with student

  • Talk to parent

  • Teach conflict resolution skills

  • Teach coping skills

  • Teach relationship skills

  • Teach social skills

  • Use calm neutral tone