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Reward your child's hard work and effort
Reward your child's hard work and effort
***Reminder: Whatever behavior that you reinforce will continue, so be sure to reward all the positive behavior!
Token Systems are an evidence-based intervention meaning researchers have shown them to be effective.
Find any opportunity to reinforce positive behavior, for example:
Find any opportunity to reinforce positive behavior, for example:
Week 1 Challenge: While your child is home, encourage him/her to do random acts of kindness and post them for their teachers and class mates can see!!
Week 2 Challenge: Reinforce a new skill they are learning.
Week 3 Challenge: Reinforce all appropriate use of communication.
A token system has many benefits
A token system has many benefits
Utilizing a token system serves to help your child to:
Utilizing a token system serves to help your child to:
understand the expectations required to receive the reward
track their progression throughout a task until the task has been completed
understand how much more work is necessary before the reward is available
remember what it is that they are working for
reduce anxiety that a child may experience throughout the learning process
Tip: Always pair tokens with verbal praise, i.e., As you place the token on board say to your child, "Wow! You Rock!"
Click the link below to find 101 ways to says "Good Job!"
How to use a token board
How to use a token board
Select a task for your child to complete i.e., Complete 5 math examples from a work sheet.
Remove 5 stars from the token system and place them on the table next to the token board.
Ask your child what he/she wants to work for. Your child selects the reward that he/she will receive after the assignment is complete.
After each math example, provide verbal praise, "Fantastic!" and place 1 star on the token board board. Provide encouragement for your child to continue. If your child is having difficulty with a task, don't automatically provide assistance. First, teach your child to request for help by saying, Say "Help", or Say, "I need help." , "I need help with this one.", etc...
**Teaching your child to request for help when they need it can help to reduce their frustration and will ultimately eliminate problem behavior.
If your child has outgrown a token system, but you feel he/she can benefit from some motivation to stay focused or to complete tasks, it may be time to introduce a more sophisticated system
If your child has outgrown a token system, but you feel he/she can benefit from some motivation to stay focused or to complete tasks, it may be time to introduce a more sophisticated system
Point Systems are another way to monitor and manage your child's behavior
Point Systems are another way to monitor and manage your child's behavior
Reinforcement Rewards
Reinforcement Rewards
- Rewards are highly individual because every child has their own individual preferences.
- Allow your child to select any combination of the following choices. If the child does not make a selection then make a choice for them.
- Your child may also chose to engage in their preferred activity alone or with a parent/ sibling.
Examples of rewards
Examples of rewards
Tangibles -preferred items-toys, fidget toys, ball, blocks, bubbles
Activities -preferred activities, iPad, play at park, wrestle, dance, sand table, trampoline, bicycle, bean bag
Edibles - preferred treats
Breaks - activity- rest- play- read- color- sensory activities
Alone time - music, bean bag chair, browsing through a book
Time with preferred peer-engaged in play or an activity or
Time with preferred adult- engaged in play or an activity
Verbal praise
Stickers
Tokens-to be cashed in later for a preferred activity
Options for rewards should be function based.
Rewards should be selected by your child.
Last but definitely not least: Remember to reward yourselves every day. This is a very hard job and you are working so hard to care for your children and to help them learn. It is so important for you to take time out for yourselves to rejuvenate and refresh so that you can continue to be effective.
Last but definitely not least: Remember to reward yourselves every day. This is a very hard job and you are working so hard to care for your children and to help them learn. It is so important for you to take time out for yourselves to rejuvenate and refresh so that you can continue to be effective.
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