Helping students learn to deal with their frustration

Dealing with Frustration

1.    Identify someone they can talk and confide in

2.    Gently correct them and use redirection

·        Remind the student what they should be doing

3.    Direct instruction for dealing with stress, tension, frustration, or anxiety

·        Teach student how to identify when getting tense and how they are feeling overall

·        Student should practice calming strategies throughout the day when not feeling that way

4.    Have both teacher and student develop an unobstrusive signal for when starting to feel or show signs of frustration so they can practice strategies

5.    Teach student to use positive talk: switch negative statement to positive

6.    Structure academic success for the student

Tier 1 Behavior Mangement in the classroom

Positive Classroom Management

1.     Post 3 – 6 positively stated classroom rules

·        When you have discussions with the class or individuals about behavior or motivation issues, the posted rules should be a focal point

·        When you correct behavior misbehavior, it should be based on these rules

2.    Keep your attention focused on positive behavior

·        Interact frequently with students behaving well (call on them, praise them, comment on their work)

·        You need 3 positive interactions for every 1 negative

3.    Adjust your instructional techniques

·        If you tend to lecture a lot in whole group, you may need to switch to more actively involving the students

·        IF student are off task in cooperative group activities  take a few days to model and monitor appropriate behavior

4.     Examine your schedule of activities for a typical day and revise to ensure it’s a fast pace that keeps students engaged

5.    Make transition times more efficient

·        Set a defined time for each transition

·        Practice problematic transitions until the students are able to complete efficiently

·        Make sure to use a key phrase to gain student attention: class I need your attention please

6.    Respond calmly and consistently to each instance of misbehavior

7.    Provide feedback at the end of an activity/transition/event for the first month of school.

Recommended resources:

1.    CHAMPS book:  Module 4: the first month of school

Dealing with the ODD kid :)

I am including some tips for dealing with an ODD student.  We have one that is really making us earn our pay checks each day.  We are at a standoff at this time, so I started digging around trying to come up with some tips for all the teachers that work with him.  Here is what I came up with.  If you have any tips please feel free to share them :)  This student is really making us pull some rabbits out of our hats. 

It is difficult for ODD students to comply with task demands. 

·        During classroom activities, provide student with the purpose for the task and to be completed

·        They have difficulty responding to corrective feedback and feedback in which they feel the adult is taking away their control

·        Instead of saying I like the way you followed the direction SAY: way to complete your work

·        Avoid I statements if possible

·        Give nonverbal feedback or even place a sticky note on his desk

·        Give constructive critiscm  in private and have him ask questions for what he doesn’t understand

·        Build in structured choice into his daily schedule

·        Predictable daily schedule that he can reference

·        Built in quiet time breaks within his schedule (no more than 10 minutes).  He can take his work to this location

·        Break students assignment down into smaller increments: worksheets cut in half, fourths, and presented one piece at a time

·        Student should have a signal that shows he is in distress