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How it helps the students:
Visual timer makes time more concrete for them.
- Some students have difficulty regulating themselves and keeping track of time in their head.
Make conscious effort to stay on-task.
Mentally prepared to complete the work given.
Serves as a visual prompt – less verbal reminders from Teachers.
Teacher able to give more dedicated attention to students who need help.
Some students need more defined and predictable structure.
The timer can provide motivation as the student can try to “beat” the clock.
Some students respond better to an object setting boundaries than an adult telling them what to do.
When should do it?
When student has difficulty staying on task.
When a student takes too long to finish a task.
When a student has low motivation.
When a student frequently fails to complete work on time even though they are capable.
When a student is reluctant to follow verbal directives, warnings, signals, and indicators.
When a student responds poorly to verbally being told to do something.
Implementing of using a timer:
Get a small timer and place on student’s desk.
For each assignment, give student several minutes to complete it.
If timer is too distracting for student, keep it on your desk but show student how much time they have.
You can also break up the assignment and use the timer for each portion.
Challenge the student to beat the timer.
With oppositional and defiant students, shift the students focus away from you telling them what to do by “blaming” the timer, for example,
“The timer says you a few minutes left”
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