Tier I Interventions for Upset/Crying
Before you start, a few important points:
- Try multiple interventions
- Each intervention should be tried for a minimum of 4 weeks, & more than 1 intervention may be implemented at the same time
- Collect and track specific data on each intervention tried & its effect
- If your data indicates no progress after a minimum of 6 months, you may consider moving to tier 2 interventions
Interventions:
- Break, moving position in class
- Call parent or note home
- Count to 10
- Deep breathing
- Draw a picture or write in a journal
- Engage student
- Give choices
- Listen to music
- Move to a new location in the classroom
- Proximity to students
- Reassurance
- Reflective listening
- Remove from room
- Send student on errand
- Snack break
- Speak in calm and neutral tone
- Speak with student in hallway
- Stress ball or fidget
- Take a break
- Talk one on one with student
- Talk Ticket
- Talk to parent
- Teach conflict resolution skills
- Teach coping skills
- Teach relationship skills
- Teach relaxation techniques
- Teach social skills
- Use calm neutral tone