Tier 2 Intervention
Organizational Skills Coaching
Students learn skill such as: organizing materials, recording homework due dates and tracking completion, time management/prioritization, etc. This is accomplished primarily through modeling, prompting, and checklist-based data recording facilitated by the adult interventionist.
A popular example of this type of program is HOPS (Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills); however, the basic components can be adapted to fit any grade level.
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Grade Levels:
The HOPS program was developed for grades 3-10 and is mainly researched on and utilized with grades 6-8.
Match:
Students with disorganized binders, book bags, lockers or desks. Students who forget to bring materials home or back to school. Students who forget to record due dates. Students who have trouble breaking down projects into manageable parts. This is a skill-building intervention (i.e., "can't do") but it also supports performance (i.e., "won't do").
How does it work?
These details are specific to the HOPS program:
An interventionist meets with individual students or small groups to complete checklists that monitor, for example: how well materials are organized, how many assignments are recorded in planner, how many missing assignments the student has, etc.
Points earned from these checklists are used to purchase from an incentive menu.
The interventionist works with parents to plan homework routines.
There are 16 sessions, each with a specific to-do list. Session 1-6 focus on materials organization and homework management. Sessions 7-16 focus on time management.
NOTE: In middle and high schools, it's fairly common to combine this intervention with SEL skill groups. For example, students might register for a term of a structured study class (e.g., "Personal Enrichment" or "Academic Success") where the first part of each class period is SEL skill instruction and the second part is coaching students through organizational routines.
Progress Monitoring:
Progress monitoring is using a consistent measurement tool repeatedly over time to track changes in a student’s performance.
There are five logistical options for collecting behavior progress monitoring data. It's important to use a tool that matches your intervention.
You can use this 0-10 rating scale of organizational skills and rate the students' yourself based on your observations, their gradebook, etc.
Graph your rating scale data in eduCLIMBER. You can view it alongside discipline incidents, attendance, and grades.
Regularly review your data and make data-based decisions. If needed, adjust your intervention to improve student progress.
This is one example of a routine for a secondary class. Check out additional examples to help you structure your class routine.
HOPS (Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills) Intervention
Five copies of the HOPS Manual are available in SCRED's Lending Library.
