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Positive Environments, Network of Trainers
California Department of Education
Diagnostic Center, South
State Special Schools

Strategies to Achieve School Success with Difficult Learners

Table of Contents

Section 1: Resiliency and Coping

1-1 Lecture Notes--Resiliency and Coping
1-8 Cognitive/Academic and Behavioral/Social Phenomena Chart
1-9 Social Behavioral Profile
1-10 Attention Cockpit

Section 2: Conceptual Models

2-1 Billy
2-2 Conceptual Models Which Influence Interventions

Section 3: Teaching Skills

3-1 Teacher Styles
3-2 Think About It
3-4 What Every Teacher Should Know To Positively Impact Student Behavior
3-7 Student "Diamond's" Approach for Classwide Behavior Support
3-8 Teachers as Mentors
3-9 Contribution Plan
3-11 Behavior Support Circles
3-12 Simple Teacher Techniques For Impulsive and Distractable Students
3-15 Please Help Me Sign, Workspace Signs
3-16 Using Star Charts
3-19 Checklist of Programming Elements that Facilitate Positive Behaviors
3-22 Classwide Systems to Cue, Shape, and Model Behaviors
3-28 Pit Crews

Section 4: Teaching Rules

4-1 Lecture Notes---Active Rule Teaching
4-3 Classroom Rules, Key Elements
4-4 Teaching New Behaviors
4-5 Basic Forms of Self-Instructions
4-6 Initial Guidelines for Classroom and School-Wide Behavior Codes
4-8 Reinforcement Cube
4-9 Reinforcement Continuum
4-10 Closure for Individuals or Groups
4-11 Seatwork Completed/Timmy Finished
4-12 Use of Reinforcement in Behavior Management Strategies
4-17 Questions/Answers About Using Reinforcement
4-19 Teaching the 3 Keys to School Success
4-24 Classroom Rules Implementation Checklist
4-25 Rules and Standards Teacher Checklist
4-27 Our Rule

Section 5: Broken Rules

5-1 5 Rules of Responding
5-2 Ten Variables that Affect Compliance/Appropriate Command Characteristics
5-3 Four-Step Procedure
5-4 Active Listening Techniques
5-5 Verbal Escalation Continuum

Section 6: Daily Report Cards

6-1 General Principles
6-2 Initial Parent/Teacher Collaboration Form
6-3 Initial Parent/Student Collaboration Form
6-4 Sample Daily Report Cards
6-8 Survey of Parent Reactions to Daily Report Cards
6-9 Phone Log: Daily Report Card
6-10 Periodic Positive Notes Samples

Section 7: Behavior Contracts

7-1 Checklist for Behavior Contracts
7-2 Sample Contracts
7-7 Sample: Case Study Behavior Contract for Truancy

Section 8: Classroom Meetings

8-1 Creating Positive Environments Through Class Meetings

 

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