Tardiness

The student may:

• Frequently come to school late

• Frequently miss first period or hour

• Linger in halls too long

• Over socializing in between periods

• Have at risk home environment (homeless, poverty, chronic illness, abuse)

• Have a cognitive impairment

• Have physical disability

• Be very slow

• Have trouble navigating the halls and school

• Use the bathroom between breaks

• Be a slow eater (lunch)

• Be disorganized

• Have a messy locker that is difficult to find things in

• Be irresponsible

• Have poor concept of time or lose track of time easily

• Be easily distracted

• • 1. Tier I Interventions

    2. 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.

• • 1. Acknowledging positive behavior

    2. Assign a buddy or partner

    3. Assign a classroom job

    4. Call parent or note home

    5. Card flip

    6. Clear, consistent and predictable consequences

    7. Color coded folders

    8. Daily planner

    9. Engage student

    10. Frequent home contact

    11. Logical consequence

    12. More structured routine

    13. Natural consequences

    14. Office referral

    15. Reflection sheet

    16. Rewards, simple reward systems and incentives

    17. Speak with student in hallway

    18. Take away privileges

    19. Take away unstructured or free time

    20. Talk one on one with student

    21. Talk to parent

    22. Teach conflict resolution skills

    23. Teach coping skills

    24. Teach organizational skills

    25. Teach relationship skills

    26. Teach relaxation techniques

    27. Teach social skills

    28. Touch base with student

    29. Visual schedule