A child behavior plan can be viewed as a preventive intervention measure aimed at meeting various concerns in the school system. The main idea is to change the environment so as to facilitate the child’s inclusion in the learning process. A behavior agreement/plan is fundamentally a shared understanding between teachers and students about fair, reasonable, safe, expected behavior in out class group. I did observe Stephen’s behaviors since I overheard his teacher mention that she as having an issue with this pupil’s performance in class. I used the following table that to record my findings for five days at school.
I did note that there was a repeated pattern of behavior based on the above table. A lapse in memory leading to memory loss was the most prevalent. However, organizing his academic work was not very prevalent probably due to the fact that other students could come in and help him out. Stephen had a problem with is language which made it difficult to express himself fully in projecting his problems. Most of the observable behavioral challenges were noted on Tuesday, an indication that he was perhaps aware of his shortcomings of the previous day. This state of conscious awareness led to the escalation of his challenging behaviors. The awareness could probably be because of the enquiry made by the parents concerning his progress at school. The fast most important step in dealing with challenging behaviors is to try to find out the root cause (Rogers, 4). Secondly, it would be prudent to focus on identifying the target behavior using specific, observable and measurable terms.
The most accurate way in establishing a challenging behavior would be to use a logical approach (Baycrest par. 3). I tried to find out the exact possible cause of the memory lapse as indicated by the patterns made in my plan and found out that there were some commotions at his home. For instance, “Psychologists and other mental health care professionals use a technique called ABC charting to observe challenging behaviors before developing and implementing a plan” (Baycrest par. 3). In this regard, if the cause is a mental condition, then medical solutions may be sort for. This may call for use of strategies to enhance memorization or problem solving skills.
As Engelmann (115) postulates, direct instruction is an approach to establishing new behavior and maintaining it. Because of its broad orientation, a direct instruction applies nearly at all instructional problems. As indicated above, therefore, strategies such as systematic curriculum which is designed and highly structured with fast paced lessons which students are actively involved in the lesson progress.
Works Cited
Baycrest.org. Memory Loss and Autism, 2004. Web.
Engelmann, Siegfried. Direct Instruction. Englewood Cliffs, N.J: 1980. Print.
Rogers, Bill. You know the fair rule and much more: Strategies for making the hard job of discipline and behavior management in school easier. Camberwell, A.C.E.R. Press, 1998.