Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Shuts Down I have a student who begins to cry and shuts whenever she does not understand how to do something. She is a sweet child, loves school, and does her homework. She is on an RTI for reading and math fluency. When we met with her parents we discussed how this reaction is detrimental to her learning. They have the same problem at home and we all think it is a lack of self-confidence. She is struggling but every time she puts her head down and cries I feel like she is getting further behind. I work with her in small groups in reading and math every day and tutor her during bus duty plus an hour after school once a week. I have tried encouragement, conferences, and tough love. Nothing is working. What else can I do? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would create a positive reward system in which she receives a reinforcer when she works through a problem she is struggling with, even if she does not get it correctly. The reinforcer could be a check mark or tally mark and after a certain number of attempts the student will receive a small treat.