Thursday, December 6, 2012

ABCD's

This is one of my behavior assessments. Personally, I do not believe in "moving colors" or publicly displaying their names on a board where their name moves "down." I don't believe I need to publicly embarrass the student or draw any more attention to the student. 

This acronym is titled ABCD's of Assessing and Managing our own behavior. (When you have other "card" systems in place--- perhaps for comments, questions, positive behavior cards, etc. Other students in the room would not know which card you placed on this student's desk. This is a private and personal way to allow the student to assess and manage their own behavior)

 It is a checklist the student is asked to complete and provide comments. Usually, I keep this in their file to refer to at parent conferences, meetings with behavioral specialist, other teachers, admin, or social workers. 

Some of their comments help understand the root of their behavior/attitude. These are also helpful when determining the best behavior plan for the student and the "triggers" for that student. The teacher or student can also date this slip.
I usually print the table and paste it on index cards.

Teach your students to manage and assess their own behavior. This allows the students to take a short break from whatever the "problem" is, assess their behavior/attitude/actions, write a comment, and think of a plan of action of how they can change the situation.

Many times, even adults need to take a moment to think about the situation before it escalates any further. 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Personal-Behavior-Assessment

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