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Case: Nothing seems to work with this student!
I am interning in a 2nd grade classroom this semester and one of the students struggles to behave and stay on task throughout the school day. Many times, his day has already been set off, prior to him arriving in our classroom (from things that have occurred at home), but he lacks the coping skills, to get on track when in class. When he gets attention, he often will act out more, or misbehave more, and when he does not get attention, he also tends to act out, or misbehave. Some of the issues stem from the fact that even in second grade, he is unable to read and does not understand content. Yet, even when he is worked with one - on - one, he is very easily set off, and then nothing can be accomplished. He is also quite aggressive with other students, and instigates fights.
Even though I try to give him positive praise and recognize the good things that he does (when he does them), it does not seem to alter his behavior for any real length of time. In some ways, I think he showcases behaviors that are common with EBD students, yet he is not formally diagnosed with this exceptionality. The entire administration knows about him, and now we have gotten to a point where we ignore a lot of his less major bad behaviors, yet this can not keep happening.
If the school and CT are not willing to begin the paperwork to get him tested for certain exceptionalities, what can I do in class to minimize his distraction to others, while also showing him that he is important and I want him to be apart of the class dynamics?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Have you personally tried to contact the principal or guidance counselor? Your CT may not be relaying how much help this student may need to them. If you have already tried this, I would either try to create a contract with the student with incentives for good behavior. I would also suggest having a "calm down corner" this is a space in the classroom away from everyone else that the student can go to and sit at for a couple minutes to calm down when they are starting to get upset. I have seen this work several times in my 3rd grade class! |
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| Comments: I do not feel that it would be appropriate for you (an intern) to go over your Ct's (a certified teacher) head to the principal or guidance counselor. If anything, try to discuss with your CT why they are not starting paperwork on the student. For all you (the intern) know, there are other reasons the teacher feels that the student does not need paperwork started. |
| Rated On: February 21, 2019 3:07 pm |
| Rated By: dymaDa |
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| Comments: Going behind the CT's back and talking to administration about the student is not something that an intern should do. Chances are, administration already knows about this student's behaviors and have determined a plan to be implemented and/or are in the process of determining a plan to implement. The best thing to do in this type of situation would be to talk with the CT about any changes and/or awards/consequences she could give the student during the school day regarding their behavior. |
| Rated On: February 21, 2019 11:24 pm |
| Rated By: PaZume |
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| Comments: Great Idea |
| Rated On: July 7, 2019 9:10 pm |
| Rated By: Brenda Perez Prieto |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: this may help. |
| Rated On: October 7, 2019 8:26 pm |
| Rated By: Tiffany Foti |
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