DIR
Over 15 years ago, these two individuals started their own school to provide developmental support to children with special needs.
Monica Osgood and Lauren Blaszak
This DIR Level targets a child’s ability to create mental representations, engage in pretend play, and use words, phrases, or sentences to convey some emotional intention
Level 5
This DIR Principle encourages you to tune into your own facial expressions and tone, pitch and volume of your voice. It also bridges meaning to the interaction.
Affect
This sensory system is often the most commonly recognized sensory system of the body. Anything you touch or feel is part of this system.
Tactile System
Always avoid ___________ struggles
Power
Over 40 years ago, this child psychiatrist recognized the importance of meeting children at their level- both developmentally and physically in order to maximize communicating, interacting, and learning. He is also the founder of the DIR Model.
Dr. Stanley Greenspan
At this level the child is calm, organized and able to attend
Level 1
When your child’s face lights up and they are purely enjoining the interaction between the two of you. Some would say, the child has the _________ in their eye
GLEAM
Movement, Heavy Work, and Deep pressure are 3 components of a __________
Sensory Diet
Behavior is a form of…..
Communication
Celebrate the Children’s philosophy states that progress must start with a ________
Relationship
At this level, the child can connect ideas logically, answer “wh” questions and understand the underlying meaning behind ideas, give reasons behind their ideas, and display higher level thinking abilities.
Level 6
Immmm goinnnngggg toooo gettttt youuuu, is an example of using this key principle
Anticipation
A child who covers their eyes when entering a room or when a person approaches them too quickly is hypersensitive to which system
Visual System
A high school student is having a hard time in the student cafeteria. To call for support you would say _____________
CPI Support High School to Student Cafeteria
DIR is an acronym for
Developmental Individual Differences Relationship Based
At the bottom of this level the child has difficulty engaging with others, is self absorbed or fixated on “things”
Level 2
This key principle states that staff should encourage the child to be creative and use __________
Original Ideas
A child who sticks their fingers in their ears is hypersensitive in which sensory system
Auditory System
ABC is an acronym for...
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
During morning circle the students brought their seats to the front of the room, one student did not want to join. He was given a choice using two visuals to sit on a chair or bean bag and the student chose the beanbag. These C’s are being demonstrated in this scenario.
Control, Comfort, Competence, Communication
At this level, the child is able to explore multiple reasons for a feeling, compare feelings, and understand triadic interactions among feeling states.
Level 7
By encouraging the child to think for themselves you are fostering these skills
Executive Functioning
Swinging, Spinning, and Climbing activates this sensory system
Vestibular System
Anxiety, Communication, Medical, Sensory, Attention-Seeking, and many others are examples of what when it comes to behavior
Functions