If your student used a challenging behavior to escape/avoid/delay a non-preferred task, undesired activity, or a specific adult or peer, they may need to learn to ask for assistance.
If your student used a challenging behavior to delay transitions from preferred to nonpreferred activities, they may need to learn to request a break instead.
If your student used a challenging behavior to gain attention from adults or peers, they may need to learn to request attention.
If your student's challenging behavior impedes on others' space, they may need to learn personal space.
Try these stories and song:
Body In the Group Song by Tom Chapin
If your student's behavior has a functional of tangible and struggles when using materials with others, they may need to learn sharing.
Behavior Skills Training
Each session should be approximately 10-15 minutes in length if possible.
Four Parts:
Instruction
Modeling
Rehearsal
Feedback
Instruction:
Select the skill you will be teaching
Provide clear, concise instructions for the skill.
If using a social story, read the social story to the student. If they are able to read the story, have them take turns reading with you.
Ask 3-5 basic comprehension questions related to the story.
Modeling:
Model the skill to the student.
When possible have other students who are fluent in the skill act as models
Model the skill in different situations / scenarios to promote generalization of the skill in different context
Rehearsal
Provide opportunity for the student to practice the skill.
The student should practice the skill in various scenarios.
Begin with easier scenarios and increase the difficulty as the student is successful.
Feedback
Provide positive feedback about what the student did correctly.
Positive feedback should be specific so the student knows exactly what was correct.
Provide corrective feedback on one aspect of the scenario that could be improved.
Corrective feedback should explain to the learner what he or she needs to do differently next time.
Provide more positive feedback than corrective feedback .
Repeat steps 2-5 during each session until the student is correctly displaying the skill.