Identify the Behavior
This behavior can include tantrums, aggression, or withdrawal. Example: The student throws something across the room to get put in time out or taken to the office.
Escape/Avoidance
Any instance in which the child responds to a demand by physically removing himself from the situation for greater than 20 seconds.
Avoidance Behaviors
Something that is given after an expected behavior occurs and makes that expected behavior more likely to occur in the future
Reinforcer
'IDEA' stands for
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Teachers use _______ consequences to recognize students who follow classroom rules and procedures and to reinforce desired behavior
Positive
his behavior could involve disruptive actions, interrupting conversations, or seeking constant validation. Example: A child may do something silly, like fall out of their chair
Attention - Seeking
Biting/ Slapping/ Kicking/ Hitting/ Pinching
Physical Aggression
These are the four functions of behaviors
Escape, Access to Tangible, Attention, Sensory
'IEP' stands for
Individualized Education Plan/Program
Teachers use __________ consequences to reduce noncompliance
Negative
These behaviors can include demands, whining, or protests. Example: Hitting another child to get access to the toy they are using.
Any instance in which the student engages in any of the following: hitting self, pinching self, banging head on the surface, slapping or biting self with sufficient force to make a sound and/or leave a mark.
Self-Injurious Behaviors
This term refers to the activity of living organisms that is externally or internally observable
Behavior
'RBT' stands for
Registered Behavior Technician
Teachers should be __________ but _________ free when delivering negative consequences
Firm/Neutral; Anger/Bias/Emotion
This behavior can manifest as repetitive movements, hand-flapping, or rocking. They may also do this as a way to regulate, or when they are feeling dysregulated. Example: This can be a subtle movement or motion almost without even noticing they are doing it, such as bouncing their knee up and down.
Sensory Stimulation
Any instance in which the student physically and/or verbally refuses to follow an instruction or complete a task.
Non-compliance
This strategy involves withholding reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior
Extinction
'EBD' stands for
Emotional and Behavioral Disorder
The three levels of positive consequences are
Free and Frequent; Intermittent; Strong and Long Term
This behavior is characterized by a strong desire to have things done their own way, often leading to inflexibility and resistance to change. Example: A child may have a tantrum in order to be the one reading the book instead of listening to the teacher or another child.
Control/Rigidity
Crying and flopping in response to a demand to transition.
Tantrum
An RBT provides direct one-on-one behavioral interventions to teach communication, social, and daily living skills and reduce problematic behaviors based on an agreed-upon behavior plan from professionals and families
What is the job of an RBT
'ABC' stands for
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
The first 4 steps to dealing with a disruptive student
Ignore if the behavior continues, then issue a verbal warning, if the behavior continues, take the student to the hall to talk privately, and finally restate expectations to ensure understanding (have them repeat them back to you and agree to follow them)