Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         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!) I work in a school where I see this type of behavior everywhere. The best success I've had with these students is "if, then" situations. Ask him to work for 15 min, and reward him with coloring or a break to rest his head for 5. Get a physical timer! Students can argue with you but they can't argue with a timer. Perhaps provide him a visual behavior chart with an "I am working for: blank" and stars that can be added so he can see his progress. I do actually think it is important to ignore those "junk" or attention seeking behaviors! They are doing this because they know it will get them the most attention. Ignore his problems and if he is causing a scene tell him "when you are done making poor choices, you may come talk to me" and go about your day. When he seems settled down THEN is the time to talk to him about what is wrong. I always ask my students "why did I call you over here?" or "why are you walking laps instead of playing at recess?" so that they have to think critically about what they did wrong. 9 time out of 10 they can tell you right away their poor choices. Be sure to be EXTRA enthusiastic when he makes good choices. This is SO IMPORTANT. I mean really play it up. When he does something desirable, really make a huge deal. This will get them excited and want to do that again so they can get that extra reaction! Hope this helped!                 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: Good idea. Rated On: October 7, 2019 8:26 pm Rated By: Tiffany Foti                 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: This is a great solution, I like how it included examples and explanations. The type of questions that are asked to the students make it seem like you want to treat them maturely and kids do like when they are taken seriously. Rated On: October 20, 2019 4:24 am Rated By: maVeqy                 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 love this solution. I love the idea of allowing students to think about what they've done. Rated On: October 20, 2019 8:43 pm Rated By: uQyvaQ                 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 little breaks in between, it might help them focus more if they get their energy out in coloring. Rated On: October 21, 2019 2:51 am Rated By: aLaGuv                 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: it takes more work from the teacher, but this solution has the best chance of working. Rated On: February 18, 2020 3:41 pm Rated By: Michelle Cummings