Individual Visual Schedule

Description of the Intervention

TIER II, TIER III & SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERVENTION

An individual/visual schedule provides the student with exactly what his or her day is going to look like and what he or she can expect throughout the day. These schedules can be created using pictures, photographs, or written words.

Implementation Procedures

1. A schedule will be provided to the student. 

   • Can be in a file folder, laminated, cardstock, in a notebook, etc.

2. The schedule should list all of the student’s activities/events for the day. 

3. The student will be able to check off the events in the schedule as they happen.

Progress Monitoring Tools

Behavior Intervention Tracking Log

Individual Schedule Template (Daily) 

Individual Schedule Template (Weekly)

Visual Schedule Template 

Other Useful References

Article: Waters, M.B., Lerman, D.C., Hovanetz, A.N., (2009). Separate and combined effects of visual schedules and extinction plus differential reinforcement on problem behavior occasioned by transitions. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Vol 42 (2), 309-313