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 OFF-TASK DISRUPTIVE:
- Avoid power struggles
- Call parent or note home
- Card Flip
- Clear, consistent, and predictable consequences
- Explain assignment
- Explain directions
- Have student repeat directions back
- Help student start assignment
- Ignore
- Individual work space
- Logical consequence
- More structured routine
- Move to a new location in the classroom
- Non-verbal cues
- Praise when cooperative and well behaved
- Praise when good attitude and involvement occur
- Praise when on task
- Proximity to students
- Redirection
- Review expectations and rules
- Simple reward system
- Speak in calm and neutral tone
- Speak with student in hallway
- Take a break
- Take away privileges
- Take away unstructured or free time
- Talk one-on-one with student
- Teach conflict resolution skills
- Teach coping skills
- Teach relationship skills
- Teach relaxation techniques
- Teach social skills
- Turn desk around