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Rewards? Why?

 Ideally, every child would be intrinsically motivated to follow classroom expectations. They would simply want to behave and learn. Most people know this is a dream and not a reality. A ccording to Canfiend and Cividini-Motta (2021) ten percent of students exhibit disruptive behaviors in the classroom. In a class of twenty students, there are two students that may require some sort of behavioral intervention plan. In reality, those two students can disrupt the entire learning environment and may spend significant time out of the classroom due to their behavior. This is why many teachers choose to implement an incentive program. An incentive program provides positive reinforcement to the students that are following and meeting classroom expectations. After the teacher has taught and modeled the desired behaviors, students can earn rewards for their behavior.  Teachers should listen to their students and adjust the rewards so that the rewards are meaningful to the students. An effective
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Does the Shoe Fit?

 Three students. Three challenging behaviors. Three DIFFERENT behavioral intervention plans. Every child is unique and has unique challenges. Most students are able to meet classroom expectations, however there are a few students that will require individualized behavior interventions to help them be successful in a classroom setting. According to American College of Education (2023), specific actions must be taken to help a student become a positive part of a classroom setting. This will require the use of positive reinforcements. With the use of positive reinforcements students will get the response they want and then be able to meet the expectations of the classroom.  References American College of Education (2023).  CI 5523 Interventions for Students with Challenging Behaviors: Module 3 [Part 3 Video]. Canvas. https://ace.instructure.com/courses/1899851/external_tools/118428
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What's the Problem?

 Many times as a parent and a teacher, I have wondered what's the problem? Why is the student not behaving? Why is my child not doing what I asked them to do? Why can't they just do the right thing? It's easy to forget that there is a reason why children behave the way they do. Often, their behavior is the only thing they can control and they will do whatever it takes to make the biggest impact-negative or positive. According to Cairone (2016) a child/student may be trying to obtain something, escape something, or get themselves out of an overwhelming situation. Cairone goes onto to discuss that once a parent or educator identifies the reason behind a certain behavior they will be able to plan ways to meet the needs of the child. Once the needs of the child are met, positive relationships and behavior will follow.  References Cairone, K. (2016). Helping teachers take the challenge out of behavior. Challenging Behaviors , 32–37.
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Module 1

 Every student has the right to learn in an environment that is safe. Most students do this with few consequences and lots of reinforcement. But there are students that struggle behaviorally day in and day out. Teachers try everything to help these students but sometimes there efforts are not enough. This is where a Response to Intervention/Instruction team can be helpful. This team of teachers are there for teachers to discuss their most difficult behavioral students. This team digs to find the root of the problem and then identifies the best intervention to help the student become successful in the regular classroom. 
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