Tier 1 Interventions for Name Calling

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 I Interventions for Name Calling:

• Avoid power struggles
• Call parent or note home
• Card flip
• Frequent eye contact
• Have student say a nice thing to the student they called a name
• Logical consequence
• Model appropriate language
• Praise when cooperative and well-behaved
• Praise when good attitude and involvement occur
• Proximity to students
• Redirection
• Reflection sheet
• Review expectations and rules
• Speak in calm and neutral tone
• Speak with student in hallway
• Start commands
• Take away privileges
• Talk 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 social skills
• Teach substitute words