Challenging Behaviors

Developing an intervention plan can be a little tricky and one must have lots of patients.  There are a select number of strategic interventions that help establish or increase student behavior. Based on background information data, functional behavior analysis, and causal manifestation determination, according to Fad, Patton, and Polloway (1998), the appropriate intervention strategy can be chosen and implemented in a way that benefits the student.  As  a result of these three, one of four intervention categories that can be used.  1) S kill Instruction: When students have difficulty focusing during whole class instruction and may need more small group instruction. 2) Emotional Control: When a student does not fully understand how to control their emotions.  3) Positive Reinforcement: When a teacher reinforces the student's behavior using extrinsic or intrinsic motivation. 4) Group Contingencies: When a teacher rewards the group, not the individual...

There are many students that may behave inappropriately in a classroom setting. There are always reasons behind a student's behavior. As a result, there are seven high-hit reasons a teacher can look at to determine the cause of a students behavior. According to Knoff (2011), those reasons can be seen below. Skill Deficit Students may be exhibiting inappropriate behavior due to lack of social, emotional, and behavioral skills. Speed of Acquisition Students are all learning the same thing, but some students may not be learning at the same rate. Transfer of Training Students may have a hard time applying their training skills when they are independent, away from the teacher. Conditions of Emotionality When a students emotions take over them where it is difficult for them to learn, focus, and communicate appropriately. Motivation or Performance Deficit When a student does not have the motivation to perform, they tend to exhibit challenging behavio...