Reward System

Why should I do it:

Provides students with positive feedback

Students respond to positive reinforcement best

Helps reinforce positive behaviors and expectations

Provides incentive

Increases motivation, buy-in, and effort

Produces a challenge with a pay-off

Creates incentive

Improves behavior and academics

Increases on task and attending behaviors

Produces immediate and quick results

Provides a visual concrete reason for students to work toward behavioral and academic goals

When should I do it:

When students exhibit chronic behavioral problems

When students demonstrate low and persistent motivation, effort, and interest

When a student refuses to do work or follow behavior guidelines

With oppositional and defiant students

When students have poor attention and focus

When students are impulsive

When students consistently fail to meet behavioral and academic expectations

When students frequently break the school and classroom rules

When students have difficulty getting along with others or interact inappropriately with others

When students have frequent incomplete and missing work

How do I do it:

PBISWorld.com School Reward Dollars.pdf (simply type in your school name to customize them!)

Give the student the Forced Choice Survey ¹ to determine what type of reward they prefer and will be most likely to work toward

There are numerous reward systems and strategies, please click on and explore the links below to choose an idea(s)

Some basic reward systems include:

Token economy where students earn a token, check mark, sticker, etc for meeting predetermined goals, which they can use to buy or earn a reward after a certain number
Praise for performing expected behaviors
Earning privileges for meeting expectations
Earning free time for meeting expectations
Positive notes sent home for demonstrating good behavior and meeting expectations
Small items as rewards for following rules and procedures, including stickers, erasers, trinkets, pencils, crayons, snacks, drinks, books, candy, etc

Resources & Support for technique:

Begin a reward system by first giving the student the Forced Choice Survey to determine what type of rewards they prefer: