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  Case: Too many reminders?
I am working in an SVE classroom this semester with middle school students. One of our students with Autism has a problem with becoming very silly at time, and can be very noisy and disruptive. We have come up with positive reinforcements that he really wants to work for, but he still needs reminders at times. To me, it does not hurt to give a student reminders that he needs to control himself, but when do you draw the line and try another option? The student has been able to re-diret himself and get back on task, and I would much rather have that then have to have him removed from the classroom for being disruptive.
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That is a tough one. Like you, I would much rather remind a student than have him out of class altogether. I think I would perhaps try to talk to the student after class and warn him that you are needing to remind him too often, and doing so disrupts the learning of the other students. Using the positive reinforcement, why not see if you can gradually lower the number of times that he needs to be reminded. Tell him that you will remind him, for example, only twice per day. If you must remind him more, he does not get the reinforcement. Then lower that threshold to once per day, and then none. If this does not work, you may need to find a more effective reinforcement.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think maybe using sign language or have a red sticker on his table and tap it whenever he is being disruptive.
Rated On: October 14, 2014 11:23 pm
Rated By: ybaHyp
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I too like this solution and would use it at times.
Rated On: October 15, 2014 11:28 pm
Rated By: taMaSe
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I like the idea of using positive reinforcement to correct the issue. Most students thrive on positive reinforcement but if this does not work consider talking to a specialist about some other possible solutions.
Rated On: October 16, 2014 8:30 pm
Rated By: Kayla Campbell
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I like this solution. I think this would be a very helpful idea. I may start with a few more warnings and work down to none but overall I agree.
Rated On: October 17, 2014 4:41 pm
Rated By: Dana Johnson
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think this is a good solution for this situation.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:08 am
Rated By: duGyJy
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: I agree that talking with the student and letting them know you are giving too much redirection is important. I would not use this solution, however, because I think the technique used is not effective.
Rated On: March 6, 2017 4:18 am
Rated By: Jessica J.
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think this suggestion could be useful as long as it doesn’t just make the student even more upset than they already could be
Rated On: November 14, 2022 12:31 am
Rated By: muWyZy