Choice making, sometimes referred to as instructional choice, is the process through which a teacher provides choices to the student before the activity begins in which the behavior usually occurs.
Jolivette, K., Stichter, J. P., & McCormick, K. M. (2002). Making choices--improving behavior--engaging in learning. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 34, 24-29.
Why are opportunitites for choice-making important?
When are opportunities for choice-making most effective?
How do I offer opportunities for choice-making?
Examples of choice-making opportunities
Helpful Tips
Material found at: https://tennesseetsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Opportunities-for-Choice-Making-Tips.pdf
Student choices might include:
Order of assignments/tasks/content areas
An activity menu (e.g., pick any 3 activities on a list of options)
Which items to Complete Within a Task/Activity (e.g., odds or evens)
Product Format (e.g., speech or video)
Where to work
With whom to work
Materials to use
Reinforcer/reward to work for
Other environmental factors
Resources provided by https://www.ci3t.org/presentations and https://ci3t.org/tier_library/ic/07_Instructional_Choice_Tic-Tac-Toe_Template.pdf
Powerpoint Presentation: Low-Intensity Strategies to Support Academic Engagement and Prevent Challenging Behavior: Instructional Choice, Opportunities to Respond, and Behavior-Specific Praise
Greater Louisville Education Cooperative and Jefferson County Public Schools Diverse Learner Institute
University of Louisville Shelbyhurst Campus, Louisville, KY, July 17, 2024