PBIS
This framework promotes positive behavior through prevention, teaching and support rather than punishment.
What is PBIS?
The behavior is more likely to happen again because, in the past, it helped the child obtain something they wanted or avoid something they did not want.
What is behavior is learned?
Teachers adjust problematic routines to include child's preferences.
What is prevention strategies?
This is how children communicate their needs. What they are trying to gain, avoid, or express.
What are behaviors?
When the collaborative team meets frequently to review data and make sure the plan is implemented correctly and being effective.
What is Monitoring Progress?
This level provides universal supports and positive behavior strategies for all children. It includes high-quality supportive environments designed to meet the needs of every child, and encourages independence. Every child knows what to expect and is engaged.
What is Tier 1?
It is the reason why a behavior occurs. Every behavior serves a purpose, such as gaining attention, avoiding a task, accessing a desired item or activity, or communicating a need or feeling.
What is the functions of a behavior?
Teachers respond calmly, first validating the emotion of the child, then state appropriate behavior in positive terms, lastly use PDA to give feedback when child engages in desired behavior.
What is response strategies?
A child saying goodbye to their parents, hanging up their jacket, and checking in are all examples of these within a morning routine.
What are activities or routines 2?
When challenging behavior is not improving or is increasing, this should be done.
What is review additional data collected and adjust plan accordingly?
This level provides targeted support for children who need additional social and emotional help. It focuses on small-group skills, role playing, specific strategies to address challenges, CICO, mentoring buddies, and prevent further behavioral issues.
What is Tier 2?
During circle time, Amy begins making silly noises. The teacher looks at her and reminds her to use a quiet voice. Amy continues making silly noises because she has learned that this behavior gets the teacher's attention.
What is function of the behavior is gaining attention?
Teachers introduce a developmentally appropriate behavior that matches the function of challenging behavior
What is teaching alternative behaviors?
These represent steps that are needed to complete a schedule.
What are routines?
Keeping logs from observations, assessments, grades, behavior, and referrals is extremely important for.
What is identifying behavior patterns, triggers and measuring growth?
This level provides intensive, individualized support for children with significant behavioral challenges. This involves collaboration among educators, specialists, and families to create effective plans.
What is Tier 3?
This method looks at what happens before, during, and after a behavior to help behavior charting.
What is ABC behavior charting?
Prevention strategies that teachers may use if the function of the challenging behavior is "to obtain".
What is sign-up systems?
These are strategies to support routines.
What are visual schedules and positive praise?
This group of individuals collaborate, collect information, and come up with strategies to implement a successful plan.
What are teachers, other staff members, specialists, behaviorists, paraprofessionals, families?
A collaborative team approach used in early childhood settings to understand and support challenging behavior.
What is informal Positive Behavior Solutions Process?
ABC is an acronym for
What is antecedent, behavior, and consecuence?
Important elements of a response strategy that teachers may use when children are engaging in challening behavior.
What is interrupt and redirect using minimal attention?
Carter frequently rolls on the floor and/or stands in the middle of morning meetings but today during the morning meeting routine Carter sings and dances along to the welcome song and sits when the song is over. Mrs. W says to Carter, “You sat down right away, you are being safe and responsible.” Mrs. W gave Carter a/an _____ to reinforce positive behaviors.
What is a Positive Descriptive Acknowledgement?
Two important questions that a team should be asking when assessing behavior
What is “are we doing it?” And “Is it working?”