Before you start, here are a few important points:
- Try multiple interventions
- Each intervention must be tried for at least 2 weeks
- Collect and track specific data on each intervention tried and the effect of each intervention over the time it was implemented
- After at least 6 weeks, you may consider moving to tier 2 interventions.
- You must submit your tier 1 data to and speak with an administrator before moving to tier 2.
Tier 1 Interventions for INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE:
- Acknowledging positive behavior
- Avoid power struggles
- Call parent or note home
- Card flip
- Clear, consistent, and predictable consequences
- Have student say something nice
- Logical consequence
- Model appropriate language
- Redirection
- Reflection sheet
- Review expectations and rules
- Speak in calm and neutral tone
- Speak with student in hallway
- Start commands
- Take away privileges
- Take away unstructured or free time
- Talk one-on-one with student
- Talk to parent
- Teach conflict resolution skills
- Teach coping skills
- Teach relationship skills
- Teach relaxation techniques
- Teach social skills
- Teach substitute words