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Below is a list of behaviors, separated by off-task and challenging. Find the behavior that matches what you are seeing in the classroom. Beneath the behavior you will find a number of possible interventions for you to choose. Those interventions that may need more explanation will have a hyperlink attached taking you to another website which will provide more detail. Keep in mind that at this point you should have made parent contact notifying them about what you are seeing in the classroom. Often this simple step will correct any behavior problems taking place and it is often the one skipped.
We're defining off-task behaviors as non-disruptive behaviors where the student isn't engaged in the task at hand as they should be (ex: not following directions, fidgeting, not completing work or working on a different task than assigned, sleeping).
We're defining challenging behaviors as disruptive to the other people in the classroom (ex: aggressive behavior, self-injuring behaviors, sexual behavior, disruption of property).
There is a PDF document at the bottom of this page if you would like to have a quick desk reference for Tiers of Behavior Examples and Supports/Interventions. Feel free to download and print.
Off-task Behaviors
Bad Language
Interventions: Parent contact, teach social skills, acknowledge positive behaviors, increase opportunities to respond, maintain composure, speak in calm neutral tones, review classroom PBIS expectations, redirection, remove privileges.
Disorganized
Interventions: Parent contact, teach & model organizational skills, ensure your classroom is clean and orderly, daily planner, guided notes, bulletined written instructions, reteach organization daily/weekly, provide student specific organizational containers/tools, color code work, assign a peer helper, pause and check for understanding.
Disrespectful/Name Calling
Interventions: Parent contact, teach conflict resolution/avoidance skills, acknowledge positive behaviors, increase opportunities to respond, praise good behavior of student and peers, speak with student individually out of the classroom, consult ESL professional, review/reteach PBIS expectations.
Failing to Turn in Work
Interventions: Parent contact, daily/weekly schedule provided, visual schedule provided, adapted notes provided, ESL accommodations provided when applicable.
Hyperactivity
Interventions: Parent contact, proximity to student, stress ball, adjust individual work pace, provide structured opportunities for breaks, options to demonstrate learning, give student tasks/errand to complete.
Impulse Control
Interventions: Parent contact, high probability command sequence,
Independent Work/Time
Interventions: Parent contact, break down assignment into chunks, picture cues/timeline, alternative ways of completing work, visual timer, student choice, teach organizational skills.
Late/Tardy
Interventions: Parent contact, acknowledge promptness frequently, assign a peer buddy, daily planner, more structured routine, visual cues, teach organizational skills.
Lying/Cheating
Interventions: Parent contact, realistic/logical consequence, increase proximity to student, reflection journal/sheet, teach social skills, alternative ways of demonstrating mastery.
Not Participating
Interventions: Parent contact, change the physical layout of your room, ESL accommodations provided when applicable.
Out of Seat
Interventions: Parent contact, increase opportunities to respond, assign a classroom role/job, breakdown directions, talk with student 1:1, establish a system for brain breaks, teach relaxation techniques, change the physical layout of your room.
Rushing Through Work
Interventions: Parent contact, assign a peer buddy, increase opportunities to respond, frequent eye contact, increase proximity to student, visual timer, frequent breaks.
Unfocused/Inattentive
Interventions: Parent contact, change the physical layout of your room, ESL accommodations provided when applicable,
Challenging Behaviors
Aggressive/Bullying
Interventions: Parent contact, increase proximity to student, establish a home base or buddy room, remove privileges, teach relaxation skills, teach relationship/communication skills, teach social skills, model calm behaviors.
Defiant
Interventions: Parent contact, acknowledge/reward positive behaviors, model calm behaviors, avoid power struggles, increase structure and routine, teach relaxation skills, teach social skills, use calm neutral tone of voice.
Disruptive
Interventions: Parent contact, increase proximity to student, acknowledge/reward positive behavior, model calm behaviors, increase structure and routine, frequent breaks, establish a home base or buddy room, use start commands, high probability command sequence,
Tantrums
Interventions: Parent contact, acknowledge/reward positive behaviors, model calm behaviors, use a calm neutral tone of voice, increase structure and routine, use visual timer, teach relaxation skills, planned ignoring, clear concise and predictable consequences, personal workspace, redirection, stress ball/puddy, remove privileges, remove from room.
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