Week 3

How To Avoid Reinforcing Problem Behavior (e.g. hall transitions)

100

You shouldn't do this when a student hits a peer

tell them to say sorry, tell them "don't hit"

200

Name 2 possible proactive strategies to facilitate a successful transition

offer transition item, highlight fun in upcoming activity, use first/then, etc.

300

This is the appropriate amount of attention to give to a student who has dropped to the floor

natural, maintain same

Strategies For Rapport Building (e.g., bucket filling)

100

This rapport building strategy reminds you to stay near your student

proximity 

200

This rapport building strategy reminds you to use behavior specific verbals and visuals  

praise 

300

This rapport building strategy reminds you to offer tangibles to the student

initiate 

Escape/Attention

100

You could proactively teach this phrase when your student has had a history of dropping out of his chair during circle time

"break" or "all done"

200

Name 2 proactive strategies you can teach a student to appropriately gain someone's attention

tap on the shoulder, say their name

300

How can you contrive the motivation for a child to request adult attention?

interact and then turn away; withhold attention for a duration

Act it Out

100

Riley is a new student who loves to wave any toy she is given in the air above her head. Demonstrate how you could use a rapport building strategy to motivate her to engage with you.

imitate or create new function for playing with the toy 

200

You are working with a student with a history of struggling with transitioning from the playground. How could you PROACTIVELY use choice to lessen the potential for challenging behavior when going inside in the future?

choose which staff to walk with, choose materials to hold/walk with, choice of a job

300

You notice that after approximately 12 seconds of building blocks, Kennedy- a nonverbal student who uses a core board- starts throwing them and trying to crawl away. Demonstrate how you would facilitate functional communication the next time she is playing with blocks 

present blocks, then prompt before 12 seconds to request "help" or "all done" using either picture exchange, sign language or her core board 

DDI/Brightway Trivia

100

In what town is Brightway’s headquarters/administrative office?

Smithtown

200

How many years has our agency been around?

65 years