Tier I Interventions for Negative Attitude
- Before you start, a few important points:
▪ Try multiple interventions
▪ Each intervention should be tried for a minimum of 4 weeks, & more than 1 intervention may be implemented at the same time
▪ Collect and track specific data on each intervention tried & its effect
▪ If your data indicates no progress after a minimum of 6 months, you may consider moving to tier 2 interventions
- Interventions:
▪ Acknowledging positive behavior
▪ Avoid power struggles
▪ Call parent or positive note home
▪ Card Flip
▪ Encourage interaction with a more self confident student
▪ Engage student
▪ Model appropriate language
▪ Praise student frequently
▪ Praise when good attitude and involvement occur
▪ Redirection
▪ Reflection sheet
▪ Review PBIS expectations and rules
▪ Rewards, Simple Reward Systems, & Incentives
▪ Speak in calm and neutral tone
▪ Speak with student in hallway
▪ Start Commands
▪ Take away privileges
▪ Take away unstructured or free time
▪ Talk to parent
▪ Teach coping skills
▪ Teach social skills
▪ Teach substitute words
